kgI’ve been reading Peter Bolt’s book The Cross From A Distance: Atonement In Mark’s Gospel, which explores how the cross and the crucifixion event is interwoven into the entire narrative of Mark’s Gospel- and what each section can teach us about the atonement. The book has been a great read so far, and I wanted to highlight a quote that I just read that highlights the disjunct between Jesus and his disciples in the garden of Gethsemane:

“Jesus realizes that it is the great time of trial (v. 38), and he urges the disciples to watch and pray so that they might not succumb to it. This adds to the drama of the scene. Jesus is at one end of the garden, struggling against the great cosmic battle about to be fought, and the disciples are at the other end, struggling to stay awake against the weakness of their mortality. This reinforces the fact that jesus will face this battle alone. He alone can embrace this hour.” (pg 110)

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