The books quoted in my commentary are:

The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian D. McLaren

A Poor Man Called Jesus by Jose Cardenas Pallares

The Great Turning - From Empire to Earth Community by David C Korten

Any reflections, comments, thoughts, and perhaps your own idea of a retelling in your setting, please send to me at

theanxiouspoetspodcast@gmail.com

You can read the text and see accompanying material on my substack - https://adriangrscott.substack.com

The Hermeneutic Circle I mention is from this book: The Liberation of Theology (1976), written by Juan Luis Segundo, S.J., translated by John Drury, and published by Orbis Books. The second book mentioned is The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian D. McLaren. The Third is The Great Emergence by Phyllis Tickle.

Here is a link to the Good News translation that I reference. Good News Translation

Here is a link to the Message Translation, which is useful if you are very familiar with the text and need a fresh take. The Message Translation

To read along with the test of the reports, go to my Substack - https://adriangrscott.substack.com/

With gratitude to Andy Selman for the background music to the Jingle.

With thanks to Wilma Scott for the artwork that she did for the original publication, which I have reproduced here.

Also with gratitude to Mick Donelan, whom I met all those years ago (1980) in Ray Alan Manshops on Pinstone Street in Sheffield.

Finally, thanks to Fr. Christopher Posluszny of St. Mary's Cathedral in Sheffield for inviting me to speak to his catechumens under the title 'Meet the Jesus of the gospels', which gave me the idea in the first place.

If you want to read Mark's Gospel for yourself, the Bible Gateway website is good.

Here is a link to the Good News translation that I reference. Good News Translation

Here is a link to the Message Translation, which is useful if you are very familiar with the text and need a fresh take. The Message Translation