Mark Resources

I love that The Way Church loves God’s Word. And, I love that I have the privilege of preaching through the Scriptures book by book, passage by passage, verse by verse. But, I also love to point people to resources that will aid them in their own personal study. As we kickoff our study of Mark’s Gospel, I want to provide a list of resources and links to resources that I am confident will do just that. This list will include devotional, pastoral, and some more technical resources so that there should be something for everyone.

The folks over at Bible Project produce cool videos. But, more than cool videos, their overviews of each book of the Bible are great introductions to the flow and themes found in each book. Check out their introductions to Mark.

A little less animated but still very helpful is the ESV Study Bible Intro to Mark and a couple of podcasts one by Nancy Guthrie and the other by Mark Dever. These are found at the Gospel Coalition in their Mark Resources. (Pro tip: They also have the Bible Project Videos posted there).

Crossway has graciously allowed The Gospel Coalition to host their “Knowing the Bible: Mark” study guide for free. You can order one easily enough on Amazon or from Crossway direct if you like an actual book. But, if you like free, you can access it and follow along at the link below.

These first two commentaries that you can choose from are more pastoral and devotional. But, one of the things I appreciate about both is that they also include study guides.

Another shout out to The Gospel Coalition, this time for the free commentary series they offer. The volume on Mark is written by Mark L. Strauss who authored Zondervan’s Exegtical Commentary on Mark. This resource provided by the Gospel Coalition is a great entry level commentary.

The Pillar New Testament Commentary series is excellent, that is especially true of the volume on Mark. It is more technical/academic in nature, but still fairly accessible.

Alistair Begg is in my list of top 5 preachers to listen to. He is a faithful preacher, but he’s also got an excellent accent. His series through the Gospel of Mark is something like an audio commentary. He has 87 sermons organized into 9 volumes. If you want to listen to another preacher alongside those at The Way, he is an excellent option.