Abstract
This study examines the construction of credibility and authority in the Gospel of Mark, focusing on the author's identity and the text's genre. The central research question is how Mark establishes the credibility of his Gospel and whether this process provides insights into his social status within early Christianity.
The research methodology involves analyzing the genre, structure and tone of Mark's Gospel and comparing the findings with relevant literary evidence. The study concludes that since the Mark's Gospel is characterized by the absence of typical historiographical strategies for establishing the veracity of events, by the author's use of the so-called absolute style of narration, the author relied on his own personality and social status in the early Christian church.