Excerpt from Studies in Mark's Gospel The chapters of this book first appeared as articles in various publications. Credit 15 given in each instance and thanks are hereby returned to the several publishers for permission to republish them in book form. The chapters have all been carefully revised and, in some instances, changed to suit the present purpose. They cover many aspects of the Gospel without attempting full and formal exposition. It is hoped that by this method a wider circle of readers may be reached than would be willing to follow detailed comment. This Gospel has the charm Of two per sonalities who contributed to its contents, Peter and John Mark. Both were vivacious and versatile and have pre served the portrait Of Jesus with the freshness of the morn ing. Modern criticism Of the Gospels finds in Mark's book the foundation (along with the Logia of Jesus) of the other three. It is impossible to overestimate the critical and historical worth of the Second Gospel which is really the First in order of time. Professor J. Rendel Harris in a recent article comments on the eternal Youth of Jesus as one of the charms that the Master has for mystics. In this Gospel Jesus fascinates us with the vigor of young manhood and the glory of the Godhead. The present volume turns the picture round so that it may be seen from this angle and from that. But the eye of Jesus holds us enthralled all the while with his pity and his power. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.