My assumptions about you:

• You want to think about how to interact with the Gospel of Mark during this “Year of Mark”.
• You are an intelligent grown up who wants to take responsibility for your own learning.
• You want to be able to ask questions and make comments.
• You understand yourself as having some sort of relationship with the Christian tradition.
• At some point, early on, you will read the Gospel right through in one sitting. Ideally you will use the New Revised Standard Version. You will worry away at the text often after that.
• You will consult some of the resources mentioned here.