Embodying Mark: Fresh ways to read, pray and live the Gospel

Embodying Mark invites readers on a journey through the entire Gospel, accompanying Jesus from his baptism to his empty tomb.

Over the course of eight chapters, readers are guided through eight focus passages, each supplemented by related readings and a passage for prayer, along with words for contemplation to remember as they reflect on the theme for each chapter.

The book offers a close reading of each text, drawing attention to key details that throw light on Mark's portrait of Jesus. Each chapter also offers exercises for praying and embodying the text through various forms of creative expression.

Meda Stamper is a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has served as a pastor in the United Reformed Church in England. She has performed one-woman recitals of the Gospels of Mark and John, and has written for the Journal for Preachers, WorkingPreacher.org, and the acclaimed Feasting on the Word series, published by WJK.