“Mark is a man in a hurry. But in the last sermon, we found that Mark’s breakneck speed is a deliberate strategy, employed by an expert communicator, to fulfill a twofold purpose. Mark wants his readers / listeners to know ‘Who Jesus is’, and ‘What it means to be his disciple.’ That’s it, his little book is laser focused on addressing only those two things. The Gospel of Mark is completely shaped with this in mind. He reorders events in Jesus life, omits things the other guys include and crafts an orator’s narrative that is exciting and fast, compelling and simple.”