Wilmshurst has written a commentary with real substance that is also great fun to read. Well-known moments in Mark''s Gospel are freshly lit up by contemporary illustrations, penetrating application and a keen sense of how each moment fits into Marks''s overall shape and purpose. It''s just the sort of book I would want to pass into the hands of people at our church.'' Mike Cain, Senior Pastor, Emmanuel Church, Bristol
''This clear, lively, readable and accessible study is the fruit of sound scholarship. Steve Wilmshurst has worked carefully over the critical and sometimes controversial issues of interpretation and walks through them in a wise and measured way. But it is scholarship that has been turned into practical pastoral preaching. And because it is preached material, it is realistically earthed and applied to us today. It will encourage many Christians who are frightened by commentaries to get to grips with Mark''s Gospel, and I warmly recommend it.'' Christopher Ash, Proclamation trust Director of the PT Cornhill Training Course