Deep Exegesis, Engaging Illustrations, and Relevant Applications of the Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Mark recounts pivotal moments in Jesus’s ministry, including his baptism, miracles, parables, transfiguration, passion, crucifixion, and resurrection. To help people grasp these important events, pastors must understand the biblical text and then deliver sermons that are deep, engaging, and transformative. This accessible homiletical commentary will help!

Drawing from years of pastoral experience, pastor-theologian Douglas O’Donnell offers exegetical insights on the Gospel of Mark with both wisdom and wit. With the latest scholarship and contemporary illustrations, he walks passage by passage through the text, connecting the life of Jesus both to Old Testament Scripture and our lives today.

This is part of the Expository Reflections on the Gospels series, which equips pastors to faithfully teach the Gospels.

• Part of the Expository Reflections on the Gospels Series: Designed to help pastors better understand, explain, illustrate and apply the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus
• Accessible: O’Donnell’s writing style is clear, concise, and easy to understand
• Theologically Rich: This book draws both from the wisdom of past theologians and the best of contemporary scholarship
• Written by Douglas O’Donnell: Coauthor of The Beauty and Power of Biblical Exposition and an editor of the Knowing the Bible series
• A Great Resource for Pastors, Seminary Students, and Lay People

Douglas Sean O’Donnell (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is the senior vice president of Bible and church resources editorial at Crossway and is a member of the ESV Translation Oversight Committee and a Senior Fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians. He has written over twenty books, including commentaries, Bible studies, devotionals, and a children’s curriculum. In addition to his writing, he contributes editorially to several major commentary series, including Crossway's Commentary on the Greek New Testament,  the Concise Bible Commentary, the Conversational Commentary, and the Reformed Exegetical Theological Commentary on Scripture. He is the general editor of the Knowing the Bible series and the liturgies and Scripture editor of The Sing! Hymnal.