Gospel of Mark: The Suffering Servant Farley Lawrence R.Paperback
Gospel of Mark: The Suffering Servant Farley Lawrence R.Paperback This commentary series was written for the average layperson, for the nonprofessional who feels a bit intimidated by the presence of…
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Gospel of Mark: The Suffering Servant Farley Lawrence R.Paperback
This commentary series was written for the average layperson, for the nonprofessional who feels a bit intimidated by the presence of copious footnotes, long bibliographies, and all those other things which so enrich the lives of academics. Written from an Orthodox and patristic perspective, it maintains a balance between the devotional and the exegetical, feeding both the heart and the mind. Working from a literal translation of the original Greek, this commentary examines the text section by section, explaining its meaning in everyday language.
But instead, Christ came as a suffering servant to liberate all mankind from slavery to sin. Israel expected the Messiah to be a conquering hero who would liberate the Jews from their Roman servitude. The Gospel of Mark records Christ's public ministry as a journey to the Cross, yet--paradoxically again--as a time of vigorous action when His