Assertion: mark | /r/HasProperty | intended as simple introduction
Facets:
value: to jesus' life
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to sayings
type: OTHER
value: for new converts
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Because a similar phrase is found in Hebrews 5:12 ("the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God") and in a third-century papyrus which speaks of a "catechumen in the beginning of the gospel," it is possible that Mark was intended as a simple introduction to Jesus' life and sayings for new converts.