The Gospel of Mark - Simon Amadeus Pillario

The comic presents every word of the new testament scripture, within its historical, cultural and geographical context.
It employs a high view of scripture and is aimed at adults and readers aged 12+.The Story Intro: After a brief time of liberty under the Hasmoneans, the people of Israel are once again under the boot of a foreign superpower. The Romans rule and tax every part of their world: water-tax, city-tax, road-tax, house-tax, even a tax on necessities like meat and salt. These fees were often 'harvested' by their own Jewish brothers, who would pay the oppressors and then skim off a little or a lot for themselves. For centuries, the Israelites have clung to the promise of a Messiah, one who would change everything. But this saviour is not what they'd thought he would be.