This fast-paced tour through the Gospel of Mark from bestselling authors Kay Arthur and Pete De Lacy matches Mark’s own action-packed, no-nonsense style. The briefest of the four Gospels, Mark includes fewer long discourses than the others and focuses on Jesus’ demonstrations of His power and authority. In this inductive study, readers will see that Jesus’ miracles show the world His dominion over every aspect of human experience that has been touched by the effects of sin, including sickness and infirmity, spiritual darkness, dead religion, threats from nature, and even death itself. As readers practice finding and marking key works, listing what Mark has to say about important topics, cross-referencing other passages of Scriptures, and determining chapter themes, they will discover for themselves this New Testament book’s unique emphasis.
Kay Lee Arthur was an American Christian author, Bible teacher, and co-founder of Precept Ministries International. Renowned for her accessible and inductive approach to Bible study, she helped millions engage deeply with Scripture. Arthur began her ministry informally, teaching teenagers in her living room alongside her second husband, Jack Arthur. Their work soon grew into a global outreach, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, under the name Precept Ministries International. She hosted the daily Bible teaching program Precepts for Life and became a respected voice in evangelical circles. Arthur authored numerous books and was a four-time winner of the ECPA Christian Book Award for titles such as A Marriage Without Regrets and The New Inductive Study Bible. Her ministry was rooted in a personal reawakening to faith in the early 1960s, following a divorce and a return to religious life. She and Jack also served briefly as missionaries in Mexico before founding their ministry. Arthur remained active in public faith-based initiatives into her later years and was known for her firm stances on social issues. She passed away on 2025 leaving behind a lasting legacy in Christian education and publishing.
This is the New Inductive Bible Study Method by Kay Arthur. I love everything that comes from Precept Ministries. This is one of the lesser in-depth Bible Studies that they offer.
This is unfortunately one of the weaker entries in this series. It felt rather gratuitous, as many of the days were simply telling to to reread the same passage, sometimes for the fourth or fifth time. The pacing was also very off in terms of time devoted to each chapter, and there was very little cross-referencing provided
This study seemed to lack the depth I found in previous Inductive Bible study series books (Matthew, Isaiah). Perhaps since Mark is the shortest gospel they felt the need to drag it out. Pointing me to different scripture passages to try and expound on portions of Mark were occasionally helpful but mostly just seemed like an effort to fill pages. I would have been happier with a more succinct guide that really placed focus on what I was reading daily.