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Lent for Everyone Mark Year B

By Tom Wright

Lent for Everyone Mark Year B

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This book is linked with the post “Book Review: Lent for Everyone: Mark, Year B @SPCKPublishing”.

Tags: Daily Reading, Devotional, Lent

Started reading:
Monday 6th February 2012
Finished reading:
Friday 10th February 2012
SPCK Link

http://www.spckpublishing.co.uk/shop/lent-for-everyone-mark/

Review

Rating: 8

Again, Tom Wright has produced a brilliant book. This time, Lent For Everyone, Mark: Year B. This book offers readers a daily devotional throughout the period of Lent from Ash Wednesday right through to Easter Sunday. It’s pitched at the right level for all Christians, new and experienced, old and young. The book follows the Anglican Lectionary with daily readings, an exegesis from Wright and then a short meditation or prayer. Tom Wright paraphrases the Bible in his own words, which makes the book particularly unique. Whilst this is good, those with a more traditional taste or of more conservative conviction may want to read an authorised Bible translation – though it won’t detract from Wrights accessible, though provoking and stimulating discourse.

I would highly recommend this book for individuals, churches (especially those who follow the Lectionary) and would encourage readers to make space for reading this book throughout Lent as part of one’s daily quiet time. It’s a perfect addition to the Daily office throughout Lent, or to any other daily devotion type book you may read in order to deepen your relationship with God. I would also go as far to say that it would also be good in a ‘Small Group’ or ‘Cell Group’ setting, where discussion, questions and thought sharing is encouraged.

So, why the 8/10 rating? Two things (thought this is just my honest opinion and, in all honesty, the book is brilliant, but I’m just being picky!). Firstly, the Bible ‘translation’. It would be helpful if Wright maybe picked an accessible, yet well known Bible translation, simply for reasons that some may find it ‘unorthodox’, though I personally don’t see a problem with it. Secondly, the concluding thought/prayer could be longer and possibly Wright could give practical help in applying the passage to the reader’s daily life, though he does touch on that throughout the exegesis. But, in conclusion, a brilliant book!