Mark was written only about 13 years after the death of Christ. Hundreds of witnesses to the life, teaching, death, and Resurrection of Jesus would still have been alive in 43 AD.
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It all adds up. The pieces fit together logically and harmoniously.
Mark was written only 14 years after the death of Christ.