Sadly, some good Christians take statements from the Bible literally and feel they must betrue. But literalism shackles the liberating message of Jesus. Geared to engage all readers in understanding the gospel messages as the authors intended, this book first addresses the differences in approaching what still is an ancient text, how the gospel Jesus preached became the written gospels, and how the writer Marks attitudes and interests agree and differ with his fellow evangelists.Then it opens up all of Mark, step by step, offering confidence to those who read it.