Exploring Mark: A Devotional Commentary

It was the worst of times. The believers faced the atrocities of an emperor gone mad. They were burned alive. Torn apart. Amid Roman horror, Mark decided the church needed some good news.

No one had ever written a Gospel before. Later Gospels enhance the picture, but Mark set the mold. Other Gospels focus more on Jesus' teaching; but in Mark, the Man of Action marches rapidly through the Jewish milieu of first-century Palestine-all the way to the cross.

And now George Knight brings Mark's world down to ours with a user-friendly devotional commentary that goes behind the scenes and, with a new translation, unfolds the rich tapestry of Mark for contemporary Christians.

Mark's Jesus demanded secrecy on the part of His disciples. But He also said, "Whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed" (Mark 4:22, NIV). In this commentary Mark's secrets about Jesus are revealed to enlarge the searching mind and bless the seeking heart.

George R. Knight, Ph.D., is a professor of church history at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary and author of many books, including Angry Saints, Anticipating the Advent, The Pharisee's Guide to Perfect Holiness, From 188 to Apostasy, A User-friendly Guide to the 1888 Message, Millennial Fever, and the four volumes that comprise his Ellen White series, Meeting Ellen White, Reading Ellen White, Ellen White's World, and Walking With Ellen White.

He is also the general editor of the Abundant Life Bible Amplifier commentary series and the author of the Adventist Heritage Series (A Brief History of Seventh-day Adventists, A Search for Identity: The Development of Seventh-day Adventist Beliefs, and Organizing to Beat the Devil: The Development of Adventist Church Structure.)

Although his first love is Adventist church history, he also enjoys writing books on topics and has written two daily devotionals: Walking With Jesus on the Mount of Blessing and Walking With Paul Through Romans.

George R. Knight, Ph.D., is a professor of church history at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary and author of many books, including Angry Saints, Anticipating the Advent, The Pharisee's Guide to Perfect Holiness, From 188 to Apostasy, A User-friendly Guide to the 1888 Message, Millennial Fever, and the four volumes that comprise his Ellen White series, Meeting Ellen White, Reading Ellen White, Ellen White's World, and Walking With Ellen White.

He is also the general editor of the Abundant Life Bible Amplifier commentary series and the author of the Adventist Heritage Series (A Brief History of Seventh-day Adventists, A Search for Identity: The Development of Seventh-day Adventist Beliefs, and Organizing to Beat the Devil: The Development of Adventist Church Structure.)

Although his first love is Adventist church history, he also enjoys writing books on topics and has written two daily devotionals: Walking With Jesus on the Mount of Blessing and Walking With Paul Through Romans.