Hence we must conclude with Professors Branscomb, Lohmeyer, Werner, Bishop Rawlinson, and other recent writers, that Mark's point
of view is that which was «in general characteristic
of the Gentile - Christian
Church of the first century,» but that it was not, «in the narrower and more
distinctive sense
of the words, a «Pauline» Gospel.»
This has several implications for theological education, all
of which are entailed in the
distinctive twist this
view gives to the school's overarching and unifying goal to educate leaders for the
church.