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Understood today as the first written gospel, Mark seems to be the most direct and straightforward account of Jesus’ life. In his verse-by-verse commentary, Ralph P. Martin brings out the power of this eminently practical and persuasive Gospel. Martin emphasizes how Mark’s Gospel is a story of action—as encouraging and compelling today as when it was written.

Death is still the number one issue in many people’s minds and secret fears. A century ago sex was a taboo subject and hushed up in polite conversation, while preparing for death was part of life’s business. Now the order is reversed; but death still haunts us if secretly and we all have a hidden phobia. If a man die, shall he live again? remains a big question. The central thrust of the Christian message is that death has no power to hurt us. Death’s reality and its
Mark 5:35–43