Connections: Because Mark’s intended audience was the Gentiles, he does not quote as frequently from the Old Testament as Matthew, who was writing primarily to the Jews. He does not begin with a genealogy to link Jesus with the Jewish patriarchs, but begins instead with His baptism, the beginning of His earthly ministry.
Mashirikisho: Kwa sababu walengwa wa Marko walikuwa watu wa Mataifa, yeye hanukuu mara kwa mara kutoka kwa Agano la Kale kama Mathayo, ambaye alikuwa anaandika hasa kwa Wayahudi. Haanzi na historia ya maisha ya kuhusisha Yesu na watawala wa kiyahudi, lakini badala yake anaanza na ubatizo wake, mwanzo wa huduma yake hapa duniani.