As promised, here is Jim Voelz's list of Markan characteristics:
- The use of kai both to introduce pericopes and within such units.
- The use of present tense forms to convey past events or to begin pericopes.
- The use of imperfect tense forms in narrative, often to conclude a pericope.
- Verb-subject word order.
- Asyndeton (especially in discourse).
- Genitive absolute constructions.
- hoti recitative.
- The use of hina to introduce object clauses.
- Redundant use of legōn introducing direct discourse.
- "Improper" use of movable nu.
- gar used to introduce an aside.
- The absence of idou ("behold!") in narrative.
- The frequent appearance of euthus ("immediately").
- Redundant apokritheis ("andweing").
- Participle strings.
Yes, we love Mark!
