(November 26, 2012 at 2:32 pm)John V Wrote: I've never understood this argument. What, someone was willing to just make up the book but were too scrupulous to include a false name?
Really though, all you need to do to refute such argument is ask, "Would you believe them if they included the name?"
If Mark was actually written by the disciple Mark, I would believe more of the book. Not the supernatural parts, but the historical stuff would be coming from someone who was a first-hand witness. That would be a big improvement, credibility-wise.
