Unlike the Gospels of Luke and John, Mark’s Gospel never explicitly reveals any authorial intent. In A Ransom for Many, John Lee and Daniel Brueske identify Mark 10:45 as the heart of Mark’s Gospel. This single verse is the pivot point of Mark’s structure, themes, and message. Mark 10:45 is the key that unlocks the Gospel’s unique focus on true discipleship. Learn how Jesus’s faithfulness is both a summons and pattern for all who carry their cross and follow him.
200 pages.
- Reading Mark 10:45 in Its Place
- The Occasion and Purpose of Mark’s Gospel
- The Meaning and Significance of Mark 10:45
- Mark 10:45 as Key to Understanding the Message of the Second Gospel
- Learning to Live the Message of Mark 10:45
Lee and Brueske mine the riches of God's Word by considering the inner-biblical connections and significance of the so-called ‘ransom statement’ of Mark 10:45. The authors help readers appreciate the importance of Jesus's death in Mark, and the integrated structure of the Gospel. —Brandon D. Crowe, Westminster Theological Seminary
I love this introduction to Mark. It is thorough and thoughtful and through the lens of Mark 10:45. Lee and Brueske carefully walk through introductory material and then do the necessary work to establish Mark 10:45 as a key text for Mark’s work as a whole. — Patrick Schreiner, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ransom for Many, A: Mark 10:45 as a Key to the Gospel is in the following collections:
