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This book is based on a series of sermons preached at Kensington Baptist Church in Bristol. The author has increasingly, and beyond his expectations, been drawn in by the sheer power of the story-telling. Grasping something of the skilled and beautiful construction of the gospel has frequently shed fresh light on familiar passages; recognizing the half-concealed links to the Old Testament prophets has opened up new understanding of the mission of the Lord Jesus.

Mark's gospel focuses on the Lord Jesus as the crucified Christ; as his followers we are called to take up our cross and follow him who gave his life as a ransom for many. If this book encourages you in this path of discipleship, it will have achieved its purpose.

Title

Mark
Author(s)

Steve Wilmshurst
Series

Welwyn Commentary Series
ISBN

9780852347447
Format

Paperback
Publisher

Evangelical Press
Bible Book

Mark|
Audience

Church Leaders, Adults
Pages

416
Published

09/01/2011

Steve Wilmshurst

Steve Wilmshurst was born in Surrey, southern England, to parents who were nearing the end of their service as missionaries in Nigeria. He grew up in London and studied physics at Cambridge, staying on to complete a PhD on wind energy. In an unusual change of direction, he then had a 'first career' as an engineer in the nuclear industry where he started in reactor physics and ended up working on life extension for the power stations.

Things then changed dramatically again when he took voluntary redundancy to retrain in theology at Trinity College, Bristol. Here he studied to MPhil level, with a dissertation on what's known as the New Perspective on Paul, focused on Galatians chapter 2 ('Bending the gospel: What was at stake in the Antioch incident?').

Steve then joined the staff of Kensington Baptist Church in Bristol, where he served for sixteen years. In addition to the wonderful city of Bristol, this took him to a number of other interesting places, including Lhasa in Tibet and rafting through the Grand Canyon. Around ministry responsibilities including preaching, training, mentoring and support for missionaries, he also wrote three books based on sermon series, which were published by EP books. These were all on New Testament books - in particular, he's gained a bit of a reputation as an expert on Revelation, which he has taught in various different places.

His fourth book is a slightly new departure, since it's about the Old Testament book of Daniel. This one is based on his final preaching series at Kensington, and is self-published for speed of issue.

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