Cain's Mark
Because Cain murdered his brother Abel, Cain is cursed, but God placed a mark on him and promised vengeance against anyone who kills him sevenfold.
Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. - Genesis 4:13-15
Person
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. - Philemon 23-24
When Paul was an old man, Onesimus visited him while he was a prisoner for Christ Jesus. Mark sent his greetings to Philemon in the epistle Paul sent from prison, asking Philemon to free Onesimus from his slavery and debt.
(Philemon)
Book
One of the Books of the Bible in the New Testament.
- Author: Anonymous
(The ESV Study BibleTM, English Standard Version (ESV) by Crossway Bibles, 2007. Page 485)
History
The first extant codex was the book of Mark. (Origin of the Bible handout by my small group leader, February 8, 2023. Summarized from Wikipedia. Page 3.)
Canon
The first three outstanding church fathers, Clement, Polycarp, and Ignatius, used the bulk of the New Testament in a revealingly casual manner, indicating authenticated Scriptures were accepted as authoritative without argument. In their writings, only Mark (which closely parallels Matthew's material), 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and 2 Peter were not clearly attested.
(The Origin of the Bible: Newly Updated by F. F. Bruce, J. I. Packer, Philip W. Comfort, and Carl F. H. Henry, 2020. Biblical Languages by Larry Walker. Section One: The Authority and Inspiration of the Bible. Page 9-10; The Canon of the New Testament by Milton C. Fisher, 68-72.)
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