Who first suggested that Jesus' commands to silence in Mark's Gospel were created by Mark to cover up the historical fact that during his lifetime Jesus didn't really present himself as a messianic figure?

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William Wrede, in his work "The Messianic Secret," proposed that the commands to silence found in Mark's Gospel were a literary creation by Mark to address the issue that Jesus did not openly declare himself as the Messiah during his lifetime.

Who First Suggested That Jesus' Commands to Silence in Mark's