Book 41 of 66 · Gospels
Mark on the timeline
The story of Mark runs from AD 28–33.
- When
- AD 28–33
- Chapters
- 16
- People named
- 54
- Promise
- New Covenant
Who's who in Mark
The 24 most-named people with a date. Solid bars are lifespans (birth to death); striped bars are the years a person appears in the story.
- Moses1571–1452 BC
- David1085–1015 BC
- Elijahc. 910–884 BC (in the story)
- John the Baptist5 BC – AD 29
- Mary (Mother of Jesus)c. 5 BC – AD 33 (in the story)
- Jesus Christ4 BC – AD 30
- Simon Peterc. AD 5–66 (in the story)
- Andrewc. AD 5–33 (in the story)
- Satanc. AD 26–96 (in the story)
- Pontius Pilatec. AD 26–65 (in the story)
- John the Apostlec. AD 26–96 (in the story)
- Herod Antipasc. AD 26–45 (in the story)
- James (Son of Zebedee)c. AD 26–44 (in the story)
- Zebedeec. AD 26–33 (in the story)
- Herodiasc. AD 26–32 (in the story)
- Judas Iscariotc. AD 31–33 (in the story)
- James (Brother of Jesus)c. AD 31–66 (in the story)
- Mary Magdalenec. AD 31–33 (in the story)
- Matthewc. AD 31–33 (in the story)
- Josesc. AD 31–33 (in the story)
- Barabbasc. AD 33 (in the story)
- Mary (wife of Cleophas)c. AD 33 (in the story)
- Joseph (of Arimathea)c. AD 33 (in the story)
- Salomec. AD 33 (in the story)
Blue: in the family line of Jesus
Tap a bar to see who was around at the same time.
Also named in Mark
God, Holy Spirit, Wife of Simon, Mother of the Wife of Simon, Simon, Alphaeus, Abiathar, Phillip the Apostle, Bartholomew, Thomas, James (Son of Alphaeus), Alphaeus, Lebbaeus Thaddaeus, Simon Zelotes, Jairus, Jude, Simon, Philip, Daughter of Herodias, Isaiah, Bartimaeus, Timaeus, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (Israel), Daniel, Simon, Simon, Alexander, Rufus.