The Institute for Bible Translation has published the Gospel of Mark in the Abaza language with a parallel Russian translation. This edition completes the Synoptic Gospels in Abaza. Previously published were Matthew (2021) and Luke/Acts (2023).

The edition opens with an introductory article in the Abaza language dealing with the composition of the biblical corpus of texts and the abbreviated names of the books. The text of the Gospel is structured into thematic blocks, accompanied by cross-references and footnotes. Supplementary materials in the appendix include maps and diagrams of the territory of Judea and Samaria in the time of Jesus, as well as maps of Jerusalem and the Temple.

According to the 2021 census data, the Abaza population in Russia numbers 43,793 people, of whom 30,194 speak the Abaza language. Currently, most native speakers live in villages in the Abaza District, as well as in Cherkessk and the Adyge-Khabl District of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in southern Russia. The closest related language is Abkhaz. The Abaza and Abkhaz languages form the Abkhaz-Abaza branch of the Abkhaz-Adyghe (West Caucasian) language family.

The print run of the publication is 300 copies. The books will be sent to churches and libraries in the city of Cherkessk.