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Mark Xv 21, "the Father of Alexander and Rufus"

Mark Xv 21, "the Father of Alexander and Rufus" MARK XV 21, "THE FATHER OF ALEXANDER AND RUFUS" I have argued elsewhere for the view that St. Mark's Gospel was originally written, not at Rome in the late '6os, but (in Aramaic) about the beginning of the year 41 and presumably in Jerusalem. Shall I be labouring the obvious if I draw attention to a small point in favour of this-though not, of course, in direct evidence of it ? We may plausibly assume that Alexander and Rufus were Christians well known in the place where the Gospel was published, otherwise Mark, so sparing of proper names, would scarcely have thought fit to mention them. Their father had a farm in or near Jerusalem, and the likelihood is that they continued to make their home there. They might indeed have drifted to Rome; but, although a Rufus is mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans (xvi 13), there is no Alexander there to keep him company. Both names were exceedingly common. 110 Foster Hill Road, Bedford (England) G. M. LEE 1) Modern Churchman XI (1968) 223 f. Hommages a Maycel Renayd, Brussels, 1969, 515 f. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Novum Testamentum Brill

Mark Xv 21, "the Father of Alexander and Rufus"

Lee, G.M.
Novum Testamentum , Volume 17 (4): 303 – Jan 1, 1975
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© 1975 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0048-1009
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10.1163/156853675X00257
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MARK XV 21, "THE FATHER OF ALEXANDER AND RUFUS" I have argued elsewhere for the view that St. Mark's Gospel was originally written, not at Rome in the late '6os, but (in Aramaic) about the beginning of the year 41 and presumably in Jerusalem. Shall I be labouring the obvious if I draw attention to a small point in favour of this-though not, of course, in direct evidence of it ? We may plausibly assume that Alexander and Rufus were Christians well known in the place where the Gospel was published, otherwise Mark, so sparing of proper names, would scarcely have thought fit to mention them. Their father had a farm in or near Jerusalem, and the likelihood is that they continued to make their home there. They might indeed have drifted to Rome; but, although a Rufus is mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans (xvi 13), there is no Alexander there to keep him company. Both names were exceedingly common. 110 Foster Hill Road, Bedford (England) G. M. LEE 1) Modern Churchman XI (1968) 223 f. Hommages a Maycel Renayd, Brussels, 1969, 515 f.

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Published: Jan 1, 1975

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