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Mark: A Gospel for Today
Mark: A Gospel for Today
Simon and Christopher Danes
Third edition, St Mark's Press, 2009
ISBN 978-1-907062-00-1, A4, 194 pages
£14.75
or £10 each if five or more copies are ordered
The bestselling GCSE RS textbook, originally from Lion Publishing, now from St Mark's Press
Completely updated for the current GCSE and designed to fulfil the needs of all the specifications.
A Teacher's Book is also available: please see below.
£1 for every copy sold is donated to Christian Aid.
- Easy lesson and homework planning: the books gives teachers and students all they need. A range of follow up questions is given for each unit.
- Tried and tested. Mark: A Gospel for Today has proved to be a real grade booster!
- Designed to be exam board proof, so any future changes in the texts studied are anticipated. It covers the entire text of Mark, from which teachers can select for their specification.
- Includes the full text of Mark's Gospel and over 400 test yourself revision questions, to help students learn the text of Mark for the exam.
- Student friendly:
- Designed for a wide ability range
- Eye catching and imaginative photos
and illustrations to draw students in
and hold their interest
- Student feedback on the book is good!
- Includes chapters on:
- Christian beliefs about Jesus
- Life in Jesus' time
- The background of Mark (authorship,
date, sources and so on)
- The authority of Mark for Christians
today
- The Kingdom of God
- The persecution of Christians today
- Did Jesus perform miracles?
- Why did Jesus die?
- The Eucharist in Christianity today
- The endings of Mark
- Did Jesus rise from the dead?
- Christian beliefs about life after death.
Much of this book will also be useful for students studying the modern Christianity option.
'We've already got copies of the old edition.
Is there any point buying the new one?'
Yes!
- It's updated, so you won't have to look for extra resources.
- The presentation's much improved and this will hold your students' interest.
- The memory test questions are a real grade booster: around 40% of the exam paper on
Mark can simply test candidates' knowledge of the text, and students have found these
really helpful.
- The entire Biblical text is included.
- It improves even further on the previous editions.
Interested? Have a look at an inspection copy. Please go to the 'How to order' page for this.
And:
You can receive your books now and pay for them
when your department funding comes through.
Just ring or email us and we'll do the rest.
Students:
If you're looking for one product to help you to revise
GCSE RS on Mark's Gospel, it's probably best to go for
the CD. But this book will help too. You'll find the 'test
yourself' questions particularly useful. Around 40% of
the exam paper on Mark can simply be on how well you
know what Mark says; the CD and the questions in the
book really help with this. And we donate £1 to Christian
Aid, a charity which helps in the developing world /
LEDCs, for each copy we sell.
Booksellers:
Mark: A Gospel for Today was carried by many bookshops
in its bestselling Lion incarnation in the Theology or
Education sections. The St Mark's Press edition is carried by a number of bookshops, especially independent shops. For Christian bookshops: Mark: A Gospel for Today will be a welcome addition to your education section and it is also suitable for church study groups. Other booksellers: please ring or email us. We'll be happy to help.
Mark: A Gospel for Today - Teacher's Book
Simon Danes
St Mark's Press 2009
ISBN 978-1-907062-03-2
£5.99
'This essential teacher's resource [is] a must for all who teach Mark's Gospel...
Each page is action packed with a variety of hints and tips for successfully inspiring students... A favourite section is "revising the text" where a wide diversity of clear techniques are proposed for active revision, providing an invaluable range of ideas for the busy teacher... excellent.'
Review in RE Today, 2012.
'Superb.
'The objectives are clear and also offer several teaching ideas that are easily adaptable. Ideas are given for teaching key Christian concepts, and the variety of Christian understanding and interpretation is not ignored. Information relating to the textbook's writing tasks is excellent. The suggested writing frames [for longer writing tasks] will be a great help to lower ability pupils.
'I am particularly grateful for the "Revising the Text" section. Revising biblical texts can be a tiresome exercise; many of the ideas listed will no doubt help keep the pupils stimulated and motivate learning up to the exam.'
Gina Semambo, RE KS4 Co-ordinator, Canon Palmer School, Ilford
The Teacher's Book for Mark: A Gospel for Today is by one of its co-writers, Simon Danes, who has been teaching GCSE since it began. A former head of RE and curriculum manager, Simon has brought together the advice of colleagues - and, more importantly, of pupils! - on how best to teach this option at GCSE. Lots of fun lessons, including activities supporting different learning styles; suggestions on how to extend the gifted and talented and support the less able... and all for £5.99, of which £1 goes to Christian Aid.
'An outstanding book, covering all the essential information for teaching St Mark's Gospel.
'The best book on the market.'
Sarah Thornton,
Curriculum Leader of RE,
Carmel College, Darlington
'A first class textbook which brings the pages of Mark to life. Many generations of students have been inspired by Mark: A Gospel for Today - a must have textbook for anyone taking GCSE Religious Studies.'
Gill Smith, Head of RE, King's School, Ely
See below for the Teacher's Book: 'Excellent' - RE Today
'The readers are constantly stimulated; their attention is constantly re-engaged. Yet this is achieved without sacrificing scholarship or intellectual rigour. Information is clearly presented... content is made accessible to the less able, yet there is plenty to challenge those who can go further... Questions are carefully prepared, and the readers cannot escape the challenge to think for themselves... Catering for a wide ability range and engaging the interest of all.'
Review of the first edition from British Journal of Religious Education
'A fine achievement' - Baptist Times
Below: the original Lion edition of
Mark: A Gospel for Today