The Gospel of Mark: Word for Word Bible Comic: Niv Translation Word for Word Bible

This is the new NIV version of The Gospel of Mark is a 180-page graphic novel from the series: The Word for Word Bible Comic.The comic presents every word of the New Testament scripture, within its historical, cultural and geographical context. It employs a high view of scripture and is aimed at adults and readers aged 12+.The Story Intro: After a brief time of liberty under the Hasmoneans, the people of Israel are once again under the boot of a foreign superpower. The Romans rule and tax every part of their world: water-tax, city-tax, road-tax, house-tax, even a tax on necessities like meat and salt. These fees were often ‘harvested’ by their own Jewish brothers, who would pay the oppressors and then skim off a little or a lot for themselves.For centuries, the Israelites have clung to the promise of a Messiah, one who would change everything. But this saviour is not what they’d thought he would be.