Christian do you also think that Mark is the the young man in Mark 14:51 therefore he is also its author?

Question

I have heard of this several times but no one explain how the young man in white linen was identified with Mark and therefore the author of Mark's gospel, can you explain?
or better if you can give an evidence in the bible that Mark is really the author of this Gospel, other than because it was attributed to Mark in the 2nd century.

I have also once heard a pastor preached that the clue that Mark was the author because he's the guy in the white linen and the same with John as the author of the 4th gospel because he is the beloved disciple, and this explanation can be used to convince someone who is not familiar with the bible or one who is already a believer.

but the above explanation is quite manipulative.

Answer 1

And some catholic priest assumed the woman that Jesus saved from stoning was Mary the Magdalen. Also the woman with the alabaster jar. One should not assume. when they do they frequently make an a$$ out of u and me.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, the question of authorship can never be ultimately answered in an ancient text that does not claim an author (which Mark's Gospel does not).

Tradition is very strong that "Mark, an associate of Peter", wrote the Gospel that bears his name. Mark is mentioned in the New Testament as an associate of Barnabas, Paul and Peter. There is evidence that his family may have been associated with the apostles from the time of Christ's death.

Your point about the unusual mention of a young man fleeing naked in Mark 14:51-52 has caused many to believe Mark may have been an eyewitness to some of these events. But it is mere tradition

One early church father, Papias, says that Mark wrote down the preaching of Peter. Whether this is our Gospel of Mark is unclear, but Peter's perspective is prominent in the book. There has been no real cogent objection raised to the traditional authorship of the book and it is reasonable to accept it.

Our best guess is that a disciple of St. Peter's wrote the Second Gospel.

Answer 3

I'm not sure what I think; but the official line is that Mark was a companion of Saint Peter, and that Mark got his information from him. So the reference to the young man is modesty; just as the 'disciple that Jesus loved' in John's Gospel is said to be John. Either way I don't think it's a major article of faith.

Answer 4

I am always amazed how the "authors" of these gospels are depicted doing things from other points of view...........

The Bible has been changed and anyone who tells you different is lying to you.


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Answer 5

Perhaps this is Mark but we can't say for sure.

Answer 6

Stop to think wrong ideas. Think of the truth.
jtm

Answer 7

No