Maybe? Sure.It seems that for you the fact that "the Apostle John wrote his gospel specifically to refute the teachings of Cerinthus" would represent a possible clue supporting my view that Mark "hated the 12" (assuming that the Fourth Gospel was written against Mark, even if Trobisch thinks that GJohn was anti-*Ev).
More impressive correspondences to gMark are "descended upon Jesus at baptism and guided him in ministry," also "left him at the crucifixion," and to a lesser degree no virgin birth (differently than Mt/Lk but not unique to Mark either) and Jesus as a mere man (differently than Jn at least).
Wikipedia:
Cerinthus (Greek: Κήρινθος, romanized: Kērinthos; fl. c. 50-100 CE) was an early Gnostic, who was prominent as a heresiarch in the view of the early Church Fathers.[1] ... In Cerinthus' interpretation, the Christ descended upon Jesus at baptism and guided him in ministry and the performing of miracles, but left him at the crucifixion.[3][4] Similarly to the Ebionites, he maintained that Jesus was not born of a virgin, but was a mere man, the biological son of Mary and Joseph.[5]
Early Christian tradition describes Cerinthus as a contemporary to and opponent of John the Evangelist, who may have written the First Epistle of John[6] and the Second Epistle of John to warn the less mature in faith and doctrine about the changes Cerinthus was making to the original gospel. According to early Christian sources, the Apostle John wrote his gospel specifically to refute the teachings of Cerinthus.
Early Christian tradition describes Cerinthus as a contemporary to and opponent of John the Evangelist, who may have written the First Epistle of John[6] and the Second Epistle of John to warn the less mature in faith and doctrine about the changes Cerinthus was making to the original gospel. According to early Christian sources, the Apostle John wrote his gospel specifically to refute the teachings of Cerinthus.
But maybe what you are saying too.
Statistics: Posted by Peter Kirby — Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:02 am