Question

According to early church tradition, Mark was a close disciple of James, the brother of Jesus. So, he heard James tell and retell the stories about Jesus everywhere they went.TrueFalse

Answer 1

The answer is False.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mark hereby is Mark the Evangelist who Early Christian tradition attributed as the author of the Gospel of Mark. He never met James the Just, the brother of Jesus, according to the New Testament. Therefore, there is no clue to say that he heard James told and retold the stories about Jesus. Also, there is no information to confirm that Mark was a close disciple of James.