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[[File:Il Pordenone - San Marco - Budapest.jpg|thumb|Saint Mark, by Il Pordenone (c. 1535)]] | [[File:Il Pordenone - San Marco - Budapest.jpg|thumb|Saint Mark, by Il Pordenone (c. 1535)]] | ||
'''Mark the Evangelist''' was an earlier embodiment of [[Mark L. Prophet]]. | '''Mark the Evangelist''' was an earlier embodiment of [[Mark L. Prophet]], now the ascended master [[Lanello]]. | ||
Mark was the son of one called Mary of Jerusalem. He was the companion and the scribe of the early Christian missionaries. He is listed as the probable author of the Gospel of Deeds, whence comes the symbol of Mark the Evangelist as a winged lion—the second “living creature” beheld by Ezekiel in his vision of the glory.<ref>Ezek. 1:10.</ref> | Mark was the son of one called Mary of Jerusalem. He was the companion and the scribe of the early Christian missionaries. He is listed as the probable author of the Gospel of Deeds, whence comes the symbol of Mark the Evangelist as a winged lion—the second “living creature” beheld by Ezekiel in his vision of the glory.<ref>Ezek. 1:10.</ref> | ||
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This story, coupled with the very existence of a secret Gospel, strengthens the evidence for secret teachings and initiatic rites. Clement’s reference to Mark having combined his notes with “those of Peter” supports the theory that the immediate followers of Jesus were literate and kept a record of their Lord’s teachings—if not a historical diary. | This story, coupled with the very existence of a secret Gospel, strengthens the evidence for secret teachings and initiatic rites. Clement’s reference to Mark having combined his notes with “those of Peter” supports the theory that the immediate followers of Jesus were literate and kept a record of their Lord’s teachings—if not a historical diary. | ||
Secret Mark casts the official canon in another light. Could the Gospels themselves be the “exoteric” teachings, for those who were “without,” so intended by their authors from the start? Clement tells us that Mark’s secret Gospel was for those “who were being perfected,” i.e., in the language of Paul—“we speak wisdom among them that are perfect”—initiated. | Secret Mark casts the official canon in another light. Could the Gospels themselves be the “exoteric” teachings, for those who were “without,” so intended by their authors from the start? Clement tells us that Mark’s secret Gospel was for those “who were being perfected,” i.e., in the language of Paul—“we speak wisdom among them that are perfect”—initiated. | ||
== See also == | |||
[[Lanello]] | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||