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The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Gospel of Mark, addressed to an early Christian community perplexed by failure and suffering, presents Jesus as suffering Messiah and Son of God. Recognizing that failure and suffering continue to perplex Christians today, world-renowned New Testament scholar and theologian Francis Moloney marries the rich contributions of traditional historical scholarship with the contemporary approach to...

And passing along by the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea; and Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother who were in their boat mending their nets. And immediately he called them and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him. Jesus never rests.
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