A Theology of Mark: The Dynamic between Christology and Authentic Discipleship

Sincere Christians hold divergent ideas about discipleship. Different approaches focus on steps to follow, mentoring, spiritual disciplines, or an intellectual approach, but do they draw their defi nitions from Scripture's big picture? Do they draw enough attention to Jesus' view of discipleship?

By exploring Jesus' approach to discipleship, Bayer shows how God-perception and self-perception, simultaneously shaped by the gospel, result in reconciled relationships and radical discipleship.

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