Mr. Carrall’s lecture was very interesting.  He is right about how it is important to know and read the context as well as the text. A lot of people don’t pay much attention to the context when reading or talking about the Bible. I did not know that the book of Mark was written so long after the events happened. I did get to talk to him after class about some of the things he talked about. I think he needed more time to explain and for people to talk and ask questions.