Marcan

American

[mahr-kuhn] / ˈmɑr kən /

Or Markan

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.

Etymology

Origin of Marcan

1900–05; < Latin Mārc ( us ) Mark + -an

Example Sentences

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The phenomena which are sometimes supposed to require the hypothesis of an Ur-Marcus are more simply and satisfactorily explained as incidents in the transmission of the Marcan text.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

But the curious and striking thing is that in none of the Marcan passages in which it is used in this sense does it unambiguously refer to Jesus himself.

From Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity by Lake, Kirsopp

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