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Mark’s Gospel Portrait We are on Day 4 of our adventure, looking together at the life of the most amazing person in human history - Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Today we will look at the second of our Gospel Portraits, Mark and see together what it teaches us about Jesus Christ of Nazareth. We know very little about Mark as a person, or when he started following Jesus Christ of Nazareth. In his Gospel Portrayal, Mark’s target audience would seem to be Greek speaking non-Jews. We see this because Mark explains Jewish traditions and language, such as ‘Abba’ and ‘talitha koum’. Mark’s use of the Old Testament originates from a source where it had already been translated into the Greek language. In his Gospel portrayal, Mark presents Jesus as the Suffering Servant of the Lord, coming in fulfilment of the Old Testament. He tells the story of Jesus, starting at His baptism and culminates in His death and resurrection. Mark portrays Jesus offering His credentials as the Messiah, how He gathered His d