- 1) Only Paul emphasized the resurrection of Jesus.
- 2) Marcion was the first to discover again the Paul's emphasis on resurrection.
- 3) The Gospel of Mark, while loudly proclaiming that Jesus will rise from the dead, and asserting once (at the empty tomb) that he has risen from the dead, offers no (original) account of such an event, and focuses much more on the death of Jesus as a martyr.
- 4) Therefore: Mark wanted to be silent on the resurrection because he had realized that it was too much connected with Marcion's use of Paul. And Mark was clearly embarrassed by this link.
CONCLUSION:
Marcion is more pauline than Mark.