MacDonald, Deven K.Van Eck, Ernest2016-11-042016-11-042016-08-12MacDonald, D.K. & Van Eck, E., 2016, ‘Witnesses to the truth: Mark’s point of view’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 72(1), a3350, x pages. http://dx.DOI. org/ 10.1402/hts.v72i1.3350.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.1402/hts.v72i1.3350http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57666This research is part of the project, ‘Socio-Cultural Readings’, directed by Prof. Dr Ernest van Eck, Department of New Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.This article represents a reworked version of aspects from the PhD dissertation of Deven K. MacDonald, titled, ‘Allegiance, opposition and misunderstanding: A narrative critical approach to “Son of God” in Mark’s Gospel’, completed under the supervision of Prof. Dr Ernest van Eck, Department of New Testament Studies, University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis article presents a narratological reading of the Gospel of Mark with special attention given to the role, function and rhetorical impact of point of view. It is argued that through the use of ‘witnesses’ ranging from the omniscient narrator, to the character God, to the Old Testament Scriptures, the author of Mark presents a point of view that his implied reader would find difficult to counter. In addition to this, the article demonstrates that the motifs of allegiance, misunderstanding and opposition in the Second Gospel are almost entirely confined to the adoption or rejection of the point of view being advocated for by the author of Mark. In the end, it is shown that only in the death of Jesus on the cross and the subsequent ‘centurion’s confession’ are the motifs resolved and is the point of view of Mark accepted by a human character.en© 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Gospel of MarkWitnessesSecond GospelDeath of JesusTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsArticle