The Gospel According to Mark

by G. Campbell Morgan

Mark was probably the first Gospel to be written, and traditionally has been associated with Peter, who opened the door of faith to the Romans, as the human source. Service is its keynote and speed its characteristics. There is a charm about it which is distinctively its own, much of which is created by the bluntness and brevity of the writing of a man evidently untrained in literary methods, but also by its fast-moving chronological continuity. There is a freshness and vigor about it which immediately grips and binds. In reading it we are able swiftly but with keen and alert interest to move with Jesus of Nazareth through the wonderful crowded years of His public ministry. Dr. Morgan prepared these expositions in the very spirit of the Gospel, while preaching frequently and moving rapidly, but with captured heart. Their supreme purpose is to help hurrying men and women in these rushing days to go in the company of Jesus--of Him who ever moved with haste, but always with poise and peace, along the tortuous and at times terrifying highway of life.

Genres: Theology

354 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1986

About the author

Reverend Doctor George Campbell Morgan D.D. was a British evangelist, preacher and a leading Bible scholar. A contemporary of Rodney "Gipsy" Smith, Morgan preached his first sermon at age 13. He was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London from 1904 to 1919, and from 1933 to 1943, pausing briefly between to work at Biola in Los Angeles, which he eventually handed over to Martyn Lloyd Jones.

Morgan was a prolific author, writing over 60 works in his lifetime, not counting the publishing of some of his sermons as booklets and pamphlets. In addition to composing extensive biblical commentaries, and writing on myriad topics related to the Christian life and ministry, his essay entitled "The Purposes of the Incarnation" is included in a famous and historic collection called The Fundamentals—a set of 90 essays edited by the famous R. A. Torrey, who himself was successor to D. L. Moody both as an evangelist and pastor—which is widely considered to be the foundation of the modern Christian Fundamentalist movement.

Reviews

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I didn't think this volume was quite up to the level of Morgan's books on Matthew and John, as in some places it feels like a faster-paced running commentary that skims over the surface a bit. But there is still definitely much to be appreciated. It's just more like finding nuggets periodically instead of there being something to ponder in every line.

[Ming Kahnawake]

在《圣经》里，普通人知道的最多的就是《新约》，即有关耶稣的四部福音书。这些福音都是很好看的故事。《马可福音》是其中最简短的，可能是成书最早的，却也是最活泼有趣的。我们看的关于耶稣的影视作品，其内容多取决于此书。
听人讲解，可以了解到很多深层的知识。比如“福音”一词，“在古希腊文中，这个字原来是指赏给带来好消息者的礼物，后来演变成是指为好消息而献上的感恩祭，最后是用来指好消息本身。”所以“福音”本身就是救恩、安慰、盼望和喜乐的信息。看耶稣怼那些指责他安息日救人的话，还有“凯撒的归凯撒，上帝的归上帝”就很开心，他的确很有智慧。同时他也很明智地指出，他不是地上的王，故而他从来没有鼓动人民造反。他很明智地把他的教义和政治分开了。（23年读过，二刷）

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a transcript of sermons. It is not a verse by verse going over what a specific verse means, it is a thought on a series of happenings. Morgan discusses how the one thing impacted the next, how the parables go together.