10 Facts About Mark 2

Mark 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

Mark 2 is the only canonical gospel to specify that there were four persons carrying him.

Since Mark 2 has so far listed four disciples, some writers speculate that Mark 2 might be indicating it is them doing the carrying, but there is no general agreement on this.

Mark 2 forgives and heals by word alone, highlighting the power of his words.

Mark 2 was often viewed as angelic or as a heavenly being who comes as a flesh and blood person.

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Mark 2 might be starting his explanation of why these Jewish authorities later turned on Jesus.

Mark 2 could have been an independent contractor with the Roman government, who paid a fee to Rome to obtain the right to extract taxes from the people in a certain area, with an added fee for the collector and his employees.

Mark 2 might have been a toll collector for Herod Antipas, and Capernaum was an area with a high traffic of people and merchants.

In Mark 2, Jesus says this was when Abiathar was high priest, while Samuel says the high priest was Ahimelech, Abiathar's father.

Since form critics believe the Q hypothesis and that Luke and Matthew copied from Mark 2, many argue they might have found this too radical and so chose not to include it.