Mark's Story: The Gospel According to Peter (Jesus Chronicles)

Mark's Story: The Gospel According to Peter (Jesus Chronicles) | Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins | Awesome!

books:

Mark's Story: The ...

	Mark's Story: The Gospel According to Peter (Jesus Chronicles) Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Putnam Adult, 2007 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

Mark's Story opens on the evening of the last day of Jesus as man. The young Mark hears Jesus' prophecies of the events that are to come, and bears witness to some of the most pivotal events in human history, including Judas Iscariot's betrayal, Peter's denial of his Master, and Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection as the risen Lord. In the years after, following in the footsteps of his friend and mentor Peter, Mark becomes an ardent follower of Jesus and a devoted disciple of Christianity, spreading the Word beyond Jerusalem and into the world. Mark urges Peter to recount to him the stories of Jesus' life on Earth-His messages, His miracles, and His everlasting promises to His people-and compiles what becomes canonized as the Gospel of Mark. Mark chronicles the growth of the early Christian church, the struggles of Jesus' followers, and the persecution they endured from a hostile world. Mark's Story is a thrilling account that vividly depicts the last day before Jesus' crucifixion and the danger that early believers faced as they boldly proclaimed Jesus as Christ the Lord. Their bravery laid the foundation for the early church, and their fervent passion for the Word reverberates throughout the world today.

for more information click here

Mark's Story

I love this story. LaHaye and Jenkins have continued their ability to bring fact and fiction together, with the same gripping style that pulls you right in. This book, as well as the Left Behind series and John's Story, are easy to read and easy to grasp. They will all give you a better understanding of how each of the individuals involved impacted those around them and how JESUS and GOD affected their lives. If you enjoyed Left Behind books, you will love this book. It makes a big difference, when hearing GOD's word or reading the Bible, to really understand how those who wrote those events came to prominence in their own time and why their "Books" carried such weight in the Bible and have spread to all corners of the earth. Worth every cent, and more.

for more information click here

Awesome!

This book is on the money. It helps if you are familiar with the Gospel. I found the book to be very accurate with the interpretation of the scriptures. I recommend this book to anyone with knowledge of Jesus' life.

Well-written and uplifting

In this interesting book, Christian authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins take the Biblical story of the death of Christ and the birth of Christianity, and retell it from the viewpoint of John Mark, friend of Simon Peter and author of the second Gospel. Everything is covered here, from the Last Supper, through the death of our Lord, the arrival of the Apostle Paul, and ending with the deaths of the Apostle Peter and his wife in Rome.

Now, as has been already noted, this book relies heavily on the Biblical account, and does not go far beyond it. Indeed, even the extra-Biblical history, such as the death of Peter, is not embellished on. This means that anyone who has been a believer for a while will find that the story does not say anything that he or she didn't already know.

But, that said, I did find this to be a well-written and uplifting book. I enjoyed reading the old familiar story, as seen from a new angle. I really enjoyed this interesting book, and don't hesitate to recommend it.

for more information click here

Informative and encouraging

I had difficulty getting into this book, partly because so much of it quotes Scripture in King James English, but it was well worth persevering. The book fills in the context around the early church, especially the controversy over the Judaizers and the climate of persecution in Rome. In Scripture, Peter's failings help readers identify with him, but his humanity is even more marked in this book. Yet he continues to pick himself up and be used by the Lord, which encourages me to do the same. I also appreciated finding out the possible fates of early Christian workers like Paul, John Mark and Barnabas.

for more information click here

They've written better....

These authors have written better, case in point, John's Story. In Mark's Story, the characters have stilted King Jame-esque speech. In order to draw the reader in, they need to be believeable. This is the Most Amazing Story Ever Told, yet LaHaye and Jenkins have managed to alienate their audience with (admittedly poetic) King James text and one dimension characters.

Save your money, buy it used, or better yet, wait for the library copy.

reviews: page 1, 2

products you might be interested in