Navigating the Bible: Mark

“If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.” - Mark 8:34-35 The Gospel of Mark reads like a propulsive novel or like an action movie. It even starts nearly right in the middle of the action, skipping the story of Jesus’ birth entirely. More than in the other gospels, in Mark Jesus is always on the move. The shortest of the Gospels coming in at 16 chapters, it’s a book of momentum but, in my opinion, there’s a reason for that. While in other Gospels you get long sermons from Jesus, this Gospel presents a focus on seeing Jesus through how he acted and interacted with others. And not all of those interactions go the way we would assume Jesus would handle them. To help us navigate the Gospel of Mark is Dr. Mark Strauss, University Professor of New Testament Emeritus at Bethel University, Vice Chair of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version (NIV), and author of multiple commentaries on the Gospel of Mark. Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Zondervan-Exegetical-Commentary-Testament/dp/0310243580 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Navigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/nZMtZXWx4lI Navigating the Bible: Knowing God Through the Old Testament - https://youtu.be/UwWEadWpG-c Navigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/CRVx-Ni0S-w Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/AqEqeSed5hE Navigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/car5ihenoNA Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/Wu9R8UvZGCU Navigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/3xfXFKBZRFg Navigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/PE96s4ra6qM Navigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/sq32a24vGpk Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/Vh4VjS7RdhU Navigating the Bible: Obadiah - https://youtu.be/ithQrXltpK4 Navigating the Bible: Amos - https://youtu.be/NQ-bwxK3EUI Navigating the Bible: Joel - https://youtu.be/Zy0VkRycAU0 Navigating the Bible: Hosea - https://youtu.be/blQxs63iq_0 Navigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/v_F7CadyUUg Navigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/Q0u4td1tYWA Navigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/3JArxJSekq0 Navigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/H8ZW6tnr4Uc Navigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/yDhZAXFa8ig Navigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/09eruUCXMbM Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/226hY2qOr08 Navigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/-5NJNmBc3bg Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/sSB6thFWk2w Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/AA1Q6cVWoqo Navigating the Bible: Esther - https://youtu.be/TkQtX8wtmbQ Navigating the Bible: Nehemiah - https://youtu.be/zWR-5pSzk1c Navigating the Bible: Ezra - https://youtu.be/23Sdch-pZK0 Navigating the Bible: 2 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/Xs7k9ntEcuE Navigating the Bible: 1 Chronicles - https://youtu.be/eagXyo9oepg Navigating the Bible: 2 Kings - https://youtu.be/vuCefx3wha0 Navigating the Bible: 1 Kings - https://youtu.be/EQjzZ0lvLjo Navigating the Bible: 2 Samuel - https://youtu.be/9UOoIvfwXy0 Navigating the Bible: 1 Samuel - https://youtu.be/kWKqWlB8pkE Navigating the Bible: Ruth - https://youtu.be/shGuoDkiFkg Navigating the Bible: Judges - https://youtu.be/Sz6TL_w-gpc Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/5gldD5FM-wk Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/JidwMnYL51k Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/V60gGr-9pHw Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/1-I-QdjB700 Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/1ELkgAlWFGg Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/5zXHObysL6g Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/