Let's Study Mark [Paperback]

Sinclair B. Ferguson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Banner of Truth (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851517552
• ISBN-13: 978-0851517551
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Theologically rich; practically oriented, September 29, 2005

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Kathy F. Cannata "Rev. Dr. R. Cannata" (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Study Mark (Paperback)

Ferguson is well positioned to write these sort of commentaries. He has a PhD in systematics and has taught at Westminster Theological Seminary, but he's also been the beloved pastor of a large, vibrant Presbyterian church in Scotland. He's written something like 30 books, and he has a gift for clear but deep writing.

The cover of my edition of this book, printed in 2005, is not overly cheesy (as the last reviewer charged). But an older volume in this series (Ferguson's Let's Study Philippians -- also great) does have an awful cover, so my guess is they updated it recently.

The chapters (73 in all) are short and accessible. They are packed with reliable and lively exegesis, with a theologically strong redemptive-historical approach. He pauses to make solid and penetrating practical applications as he goes. There are additional study questions in the back that tie themes from various chapters together.

If I were to pick just one commentary to use for a small group Bible study of lay people, or a teacher's guide for an adult Christian ed. class, this would be it.

Other good commentaries for teaching and preaching:
R. Kent Hughes (1989, Reformed sermons, solid if a little less than contemporary); Tom Wright, Mark for Everyone (2001 --excellent concise exegesis and insights. Yes, the NPP theology is troublesome at a feww junctures, but it does not come into play here that I see); Mark Horne (2004 -- Reformed, PCA, lengthy -- references Austin Farrar alot); William Lane (NICNT -- extensive exegesis).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!, April 1, 2003

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Martie Anne (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Study Mark (Paperback)

Excellent commentary. Each chapter is small enough to read in a day for use as a devotional. The cover is cheesy, but the book is wonderful!

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple but enlightened., June 9, 2009

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Jonesey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Study Mark (Paperback)

Plain-spoken, reformed introduction to the Book of Mark. Especially useful for "low information" users, such as new Sunday School members, or group Bible Studies. The text, though simple, belies Pastor Ferguson's long decades of service and scholarship.