The Executive Summary
The Executive Summary is a fresh reading of the Gospel of Mark with a unique perspective. It considers Mark from the viewpoint of someone in the first century who was introduced to Jesus and his followers through this Gospel alone (since the other Gospels were not written yet). What does Mark, unencumbered by the other Gospels and two thousand years of teaching, preaching, interpretation, and tradition, tell us about Jesus and why he should be followed? The Executive Summary also brings to bear an understanding and appreciation of Judaism and Jewish culture. Jewish points of view and sensibilities are vital to understanding what Mark recounts. This commentary will serve as a useful guide and catalyst for adult education hours on Sunday mornings, parishioner book clubs, and Bible study groups. In addition, those outside or on the periphery of the Christian fold will find hope for something better than what the skeptical, secular twenty-first century thrusts at them, just like those who encountered Mark in the equally violent and traumatic first century. Whether readers are committed Christians, unbelievers, or seekers, it engages the questions that Mark addressed: Who was Jesus, and what was his message?
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The Executive Summary
The Executive Summary is a fresh reading of the Gospel of Mark with a unique perspective. It considers Mark from the viewpoint of someone in the first century who was introduced to Jesus and his followers through this Gospel alone (since the other Gospels were not written yet). What does Mark, unencumbered by the other Gospels and two thousand years of teaching, preaching, interpretation, and tradition, tell us about Jesus and why he should be followed? The Executive Summary also brings to bear an understanding and appreciation of Judaism and Jewish culture. Jewish points of view and sensibilities are vital to understanding what Mark recounts. This commentary will serve as a useful guide and catalyst for adult education hours on Sunday mornings, parishioner book clubs, and Bible study groups. In addition, those outside or on the periphery of the Christian fold will find hope for something better than what the skeptical, secular twenty-first century thrusts at them, just like those who encountered Mark in the equally violent and traumatic first century. Whether readers are committed Christians, unbelievers, or seekers, it engages the questions that Mark addressed: Who was Jesus, and what was his message?
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The Executive Summary

The Executive Summary

by Mark L Pelesh
The Executive Summary

The Executive Summary

by Mark L Pelesh

Overview

The Executive Summary is a fresh reading of the Gospel of Mark with a unique perspective. It considers Mark from the viewpoint of someone in the first century who was introduced to Jesus and his followers through this Gospel alone (since the other Gospels were not written yet). What does Mark, unencumbered by the other Gospels and two thousand years of teaching, preaching, interpretation, and tradition, tell us about Jesus and why he should be followed? The Executive Summary also brings to bear an understanding and appreciation of Judaism and Jewish culture. Jewish points of view and sensibilities are vital to understanding what Mark recounts. This commentary will serve as a useful guide and catalyst for adult education hours on Sunday mornings, parishioner book clubs, and Bible study groups. In addition, those outside or on the periphery of the Christian fold will find hope for something better than what the skeptical, secular twenty-first century thrusts at them, just like those who encountered Mark in the equally violent and traumatic first century. Whether readers are committed Christians, unbelievers, or seekers, it engages the questions that Mark addressed: Who was Jesus, and what was his message?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798385231324
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Publication date: 12/19/2024
Pages: 86
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.18(d)

About the Author

Mark L. Pelesh is a lifelong Episcopalian who has written on such diverse topics as the theology of the movie Field of Dreams and the significance of Christmas in William Faulkner’s novels. A graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School, he lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife, where they are members of All Saints Episcopal Church and Washington Hebrew Congregation and have happily raised their children in both Christian and Jewish traditions.

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“Mark Pelesh hypothesizes an insider view of Christianity through the first Gospel, Mark. Who was Jesus to first century faith-seekers? And what about this message of repentance, peace, and grace? Imagine this perspective without the later layers of Christian sources and traditions. Well, Mr. Pelesh does just this in an accessible way—walking us through the eyes of Mark into a more scaled back lens of Jesus, the Christ!”

—James L. Pahl Jr., rector, All Saints Church, Chevy Chase Parish, Maryland

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