{"id":7320,"date":"2023-03-04T12:27:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T12:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/?p=7320"},"modified":"2023-03-04T12:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T12:27:45","slug":"saint-mark-the-evangelist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/04\/saint-mark-the-evangelist\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Mark the Evangelist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>April 25th marks the feast of St. Mark, the writer of the Gospel of Mark. Scholars believe that Mark&#8217;s gospel is the earliest among the four canonical gospels and a source of inspiration for the others. Mark was likely an early disciple of Jesus, possibly named John Mark. The Gospel narrates the story of Jesus&#8217; life and ministry, from His baptism to His resurrection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story is told like a mystery, with the reader, like the characters, attempting to discern Jesus&#8217; mysterious identity (the Messianic Secret) until the Roman Centurion declares, &#8220;Surely this must be the Son of God.&#8221; The Gospel moves at a fast pace from one event to another, with the word &#8220;immediately&#8221; used 41 times! Mark was a talented storyteller, taking the reader on an incredible spiritual journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>According to the story, Mark became a missionary to Egypt, where he was appointed as the first Pope of the Coptic Church. This church, which remains influential today, was a significant force in Christian history. One of the most popular dishes in Egypt and the Middle East is Baba ganoush, a dip made with baked or smoked eggplant, tahini, and spices. It&#8217;s a delicious dip that pairs well with pita bread or chips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 25th marks the feast of St. Mark, the writer of the Gospel of Mark. Scholars believe that Mark&#8217;s gospel is the earliest among the four canonical gospels and a source of inspiration for the others. Mark was likely an early disciple of Jesus, possibly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7321,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7320\/revisions\/7321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}