When interpreting the gospels of Mark it is important to take into account various elements of the historical, theological and literary context. Mark aims to attract his audience by conveying messages that the audience can identify with. Mark 6:30-44 is an example of a miracle story with a message that can impact many. There appears to be a direct correlation between the other gospels and the stories of the Old and New Testaments (NRSV, 1989). Mark is the shortest Gospel and is generally considered the first. It is also considered a source for Matthew and Luke. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is the savior and healer in many passages (Koester, 1990). The Gospels highlight his miraculous ways and his ability to do wonderful things. Nothing in the Gospel identifies the author by name, since the label “according to Mark” was added after the composition of the passages (Koester, 1990). Many biblical commentaries consider Mark to be Peter's interpreter. While Peter's interpreter Mark wrote down what the Lord had said and the actions He had performed, yet the stories were not composed in any particular order. Mark wrote the Gospels in Rome. This was suggested by Papia and Latin loanwords (Achtmeier, 1996). The gospel of Mark shows a narrow geographical-theological structure. The geographical aspect characterizes the movement from Galilee to Jerusalem. The first half of the Gospel describes Jesus' activity from Galilee to Jerusalem” (NRSV, 1989). Galilee is the northernmost region of the land of Israel (Achtmeier, 1996). Galilee was geographically distant from Jerusalem and was the location of Judea's palace, temple, archives, and scribes. The community included a large number of Jews. They are the authoritative revelation of God, and the core of… half the document… Jesus made (Elwell, 1989). With elements of historical, theological, and literary context it is easy to see and engage with the Gospels of Mark and the underlying messages. Works Cited Helmut Koester. Ancient Christian gospels. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Trinity Press International, 1990.James L. Mays, ed. Harper's Bible Commentary. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988. New Jerusalem Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985. New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Paul J. Achtmeier, ed., HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. Raymond E. Brown, et al., Eds. Jerome's new biblical commentary. Endglewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1990. The Bible for Catholic Study. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Walter A. Elwell, ed. Evangelical commentary on the Bible. Grand Rapdis, MI: Baker Book House 1989.