Reliving the Passion
Walter Wangerin Jr. Reliving the Passion: Meditations on the Suffering, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus as Recorded in Mark. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1992. 156 pgs. Walter Wangerin. Author of The Book of the Dun Cow , and many other excellent works. I had read him before, and enjoyed his writings, so when a friend recommended this book, and had a copy on hand for me, I couldn't resist. Apparently, my friend has been reading this book for Lent every year for a long time now. And that is how the book is structured; it contains 40 daily readings, one for each day of lent, all focused on the Passion of Jesus as told in Mark. So, I got the book, and Kristina and I read it together for our lent. Overall, it was a very good experience. Other than the outline, which I already gave you, this book seems to be focused (at least in many of the readings) on getting the reader inside the story of Jesus' passion. Often Wangerin will write from the perspective of one of the c...