Mark has written 5 books
Freed to Be God’s Family: The Book of Exodus
The book of Exodus forms communities of justice, worship, and beauty.
Family provides community, identity, and shared values. In the book of Exodus, God frees Israel from slavery to Egypt. But they are not left as orphans. Rather, the redeemed are made into a new family—God’s family. In Freed to be God’s Family, Mark R. Glanville argues that the central motif of Exodus is community. God wants a healthy, dynamic relationship with the redeemed. As family members, Israel is called to learn God’s ways and reflect God’s character to the world.
Freed to be God’s Family is a concise and accessible guide to the message and themes of Exodus. Each chapter keeps the big picture central and provides probing questions for reflection and discussion.
“Glanville’s passion for discipleship and neighborhood investment shines through on every page.”
—Lynn Cohick, author of The Letter to the Ephesians (NICNT)
“Mark’s excellent analysis of the biblical text will help shape the missional imagination of your church and equip you to live as a sign to God’s magnificent reign.”
—Michael Frost, author of The Shaping of Things to Come
"This book made Exodus sing for me again.”
—Jason Byassee, author of Surprised by Jesus Again: Reading the Bible in Communion with the Saints
Adopting the Stranger as Kindred in Deuteronomy
Investigate how Deuteronomy incorporates vulnerable, displaced people.
Deuteronomy addresses social contexts of widespread displacement, an issue affecting 65 million people today. In this book Mark R. Glanville investigates how Deuteronomy fosters the integration of the stranger as kindred into the community of Yahweh. According to Deuteronomy, displaced people are to be enfolded within the household, within the clan, and within the nation. Glanville argues that Deuteronomy demonstrates the immense creativity that communities may invest in enfolding displaced and vulnerable people. Inclusivism is nourished through social law, the law of judicial procedure, communal feasting, and covenant renewal. Deuteronomy’s call to include the stranger as kindred presents contemporary nation-states with an opportunity and a responsibility to reimagine themselves and their disposition toward displaced strangers today.
Features:
Exploration of the relationship of ancient Israel’s social history to biblical texts
An integrative methodology that brings together literary-historical, legal, sociological, comparative, literary, and theological approaches
A thorough study of Israelite identity and ethnicity