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  Mark  

A Bible opened to the beginning of the Gospel of Mark.
Introduction to Mark

Mark presents Jesus as the Messiah (the Christ) and the Son of God.

A man looks out toward the horizon as though waiting for someone.
Mark 1:1-8

John the Baptist comes to prepare the way for one greater than him.

A girl points with excitement toward something in the distance.
Mark 1:9-16

Jesus is baptized, subjected to temptation, and starts preaching.

Image at top: First lines of Mark 16, Codex Sinaiticus. Late 2nd century or early 3rd century. Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P.Oxy_LXXXIII_5345.png.

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