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Mark 1:1; John 1:1
The gospel of Mark is part of the Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Luke, and Mark. But his introduction is more like John’s than his fellow synoptists. And yet within those similarities, there are great differences. Matthew and Luke, both include lengthy human genealogies and birth stories. Neither Mark nor John introduce such interests. John begins with “In the beginning” and Mark with “The beginning” but their beginnings are different beginnings. John’s is from eternity and Mark’s from the first century. John introduces Jesus esoterically as “The Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Mark succinctly and politically says, in contrast to Caesar who also claimed the title, “Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” What makes the study of the gospels so interesting is how even the similarities can be so different; different, and yet telling the same truths.
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