INTRODUCTION
S ett ing the S tage Mark 1:1 The beginning . . . (Mark 1:1)
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rom the very start of his Gospel, St. Mark leaves nothing to chance. In fact, his first line reveals everything you need to know about the story he is going to tell: The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (1:1)
There it is. Mark’s entire Gospel in one sentence. It comes and goes so quickly that we might skim right over it. I know this already. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. It’s in the Creed we say every Sunday at Mass. But within this one sentence
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