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Mark 1

Mark begins with John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness. Jesus is baptized, tempted, and comes into Galilee proclaiming the good news. He calls fishermen, teaches with authority in the Capernaum synagogue, heals Peter's mother-in-law and many others, and cleanses a leper.

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Baptism of Jesus The baptism of Jesus Ministry in Galilee Teaching with authority in the synagogue Peter's mother-in-law is healed Fishermen called to follow him

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Textually stated
John baptized at Bethany beyond the Jordan, and Jesus was baptized by him in the Jordan.
The Gospels name the river but not the exact spot. Some manuscripts, followed by Origen and the KJV ('Bethabara beyond Jordan'), read Bethabara.
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The black basalt foundations under the white synagogue belong to the synagogue where Jesus taught.
The standing building is 300–400 years later. Beneath it are basalt walls and a cobbled floor that the excavators dated to the 1st century; whether they were a synagogue is debated. Luke says a centurion built the town's synagogue.
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The house under the octagonal church was Simon Peter's.
One room of a 1st-century courtyard house was plastered and set apart for gatherings from the late 1st century, and its walls carry Christian graffiti. It grew into a house-church and then the octagon. The continuity is striking, but no inscription names Pete…

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