This year is KLC’s “Year of the Decalogue,” as we anticipate the publication of Craig Bartholomew’s Moses and the Victory of Yahweh in 2027. As part of this focus, KLC is running a series of lectures on topics relevant to the Decalogue.
In our fifth lecture, Dr Gary Cockerill presents “The Decalogue, the Two Greatest Commandments, and Following Jesus in the Gospel of Mark.”
This lecture proposes that what Jesus’ relationship to the Decalogue reveals about his person is definitive for the way the Decalogue continues to shape the lives of his disciples. Thus this lecture explores the relationship between Jesus and the Decalogue in order to understand the ongoing relevance of the Decalogue for those who follow him.
Gary Cockerill is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi, where he taught for thirty-five years before retirement in June, 2017. His book, The Jesus Question: Discovering Jesus’ Identity in His First Biography is scheduled for publication by Hendrickson in 2026.
