Introduction to the book
I Peter 5:13 – Mark was not a physical son. This is referring to a spiritual relationship.Colossians 4:10Mark worked with Peter and Paul.Antioch – JerusalemActs 11:29-30JerusalemActs 12:5, 12Act 12:1-17 – Paul and Barnabas in Jerusalem.Travels of Mark
Antioch (45 AD) – Acts 12:25Salamis (48 AD) – Acts 13:5Perga – Acts 13:13Jerusalem (49 AD) – Mark back homeAntioch (52 AD) – Mark with Paul and BarnabasCyprus – Acts 15:37-39 – Mark with Barnabas (the last we hear about Barnabas)Rome (63 AD) – Mark with Paul during his first imprisonmentColossians 4:10-11; Philemon 1:23-24Babylon (I Peter 5:13) – Mark with Peter in BabylonAsia Minor (68 AD) – II Timothy 4:11 – Mark with Timothy during Paul’s second imprisonmentRome: Until Paul was killedAlexandria, Egypt – Preached and was martyred thereTimeline
Mark was written about 67 AD according to most sources, although some say it was written about 48 AD, before Matthew.