Mark:
Mark is the shortest of the four gospels.
Mark's theme shows Jesus as the obedient servant.
The Gospel of Mark is considered the neglected Gospel or least studied.
Mark was not an apostle.
Mark emphasizes Christ's deeds not Christ's words.
Mark is interested in what a servant does, not in what a servant says.
Mark is considered the Gospel of action.
Mark contains the least amount of unique material - 7%.
Mark views the death of Christ as the greatest work a servant can do.
There are 3 things missing from this Gospel because they are not important for a servant - a genealogy, birth, and childhood.
Mark summarizes John the Baptist, Christ's baptism and temptation in the first 13 verses, and immediately goes on to the work of Christ.
Mark was Barnabas' nephew - Col. 4:10
Mark was the first short term missionary.
Mark's second missionary journey began with a fallout between Barnabas and Paul.