My NIV "The Student Bible" has notes by Philip Yancey and Tim Stafford. They describe Mark as The Fast-paced Gospel. "As a script for an action movie. It is their opinion, at least, that Mark was probably written as a missionary book to people who knew next to nothing about the new Christian faith. This is due to its style --- simple sentences, without complicated transitions or long speaches --- makes understanding easier. " Their questions to us, while reading this Gospel, are "Why did Mark select these facts? What meaning did they have for the people in Jesus' day? What about for you?"
As you read the Gospel of Mark a second time, perhaps you might keep these questions in mind.
As always, you are encouraged to keep your journal, recording you insights, observations and reflections. And you're encouraged to leave a comment here as well.
:-) kt
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How are you feeling, now that you've read 1 John at least seven times, the Gospel of John twice, and now the Gospel of Mark twice?
I am so humbled that God speaks to me through my reading of His Word. He becomes very real, near and dear.
kt
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