Hugh Martin (1822-1885) modestly says of this work: ‘I have entitled the volume “The Shadow of Calvary” because it does not dare to attempt to carry the reader into the thick darkness.’ He saw that the events of Christ’s agony in Gethsemane, His arrest and the trial that followed draw back the curtain on all that Christ would accomplish on the cross at Calvary. He shows how all that lay ahead of the Saviour weighed on Him and explains the necessity of this, how His capture in apparent weakness fulfils Scripture and only makes sense when seen as part of His substitutionary work on behalf of sinners. At every stage, Martin makes telling applications and appeals to his readers. Pastors and serious readers will draw immense inspiration from this work.