Mark has by far the best accounts of demonic possession. And, in early manuscripts, it ends with the two Marys and Salome totally terrified.
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The stone is rolled away, Jesus's corpse is missing, some weird dude says "he's gone," so they just bolt out of there. Mark is metal as fuck
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Matthew starts with Abraham, Luke starts with conception, John starts at the beginning of *time*. Mark starts with Jesus's baptism. BOOM. GO
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he’s in the desert, he’s tempted by the devil, there are animals there, NEXT SCENE
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How many times does he use the words straightaway, immediately, or anon? Because it has to be a record. And I applaud him for it.
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Mark’s Jesus is also best characterized as “easily perturbed.” “UGH, you guys can’t even drive out demons? Did you TRY praying?”
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Mark's Jesus is all AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT. The man had a theme, and he stuck with it. Time's a wasting; do some good or sit down.
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I mean, he nailed it in so few words: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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also Peter’s pathos when he denies Jesus is off the charts in Mark. Just action and dialogue, but you feel him tearing apart.
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