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  "textContent": "If we read the Gospel of Mark as one of the foundational documents of what became “orthodox Christianity” — it is, after all, widely acknowledged to be the earliest of our canonical gospels — we might do well to read it “on its own terms”, and not through the perspectives of Matthew, Luke and John. … Continue reading \"The Gospel of Mark as a Dark, Honest Beginning for Confused and Disoriented Jesus Followers?\"\n\nThe post The Gospel of Mark as a Dark, Honest Beginning for Confused and Disoriented Jesus Followers? appeared first on Vridar.",
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