Chapter 5: Mark

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Extrabiblical sources written before A.D. _________ attest to the Gospel of Mark.

325

How do the "people" confirm that Jesus is the Son of God?

Everyone and everything recognize that Jesus is divine- John the Baptist, the demons, disease, the wind and the waves, the disciples-even God himself- except the religious leaders. People confirm this belief through their blatantly amazed reactions to his presence and his acts.

The Gospel of Mark was written for an audience of ___________.

Gentiles

Describe how Jesus' divine sonship is developed in Mark.

He begins by quoting the pharisees from Isaiah 40:3 saying, "Prepare the way for the Lord." In Mark 1:11, he begins by skipping to Jesus' baptism where the Lord says, "You are my Son, whom I love." He develops the Gospel by writing on all of the acts Jesus performed that point directly to his Divine Authority. He closes where he began quoting a centurion saying, "Surely this man was the Son of God."

In what ways was Jesus a servant?

He was seen serving the poor and ostracized on multiple accounts. He is seen providing food and caring for the masses during sermon on the Mount.

Why did Jesus command people to silence about his identity?

In each of the three circumstances it was for a different reason, 1) In exorcisms, he commanded the demons to silence so that they could not shout out a testimony of the truth. This was because he did not want to be associated with demons. 2) In some of the instances of healing, Jesus commanded those he had healed to be silent to reduce the number of followers he would have. 3) in this instance he told his disciples to remain silent about his messiahship because they did not yet understand it and ultimately would not until after his resurrection

Mark obtained the information about Jesus in his Gospel from the apostle ___________.

Peter

Mark highlights part of Jesus' life that prove him to be the _________.

Son of God

Who was Mark?

The author of the Gospel of Mark was John Mark, who worked with Peter and recorded his recollections of the life and work of Jesus.

When was the Gospel of Mark most likely written?

There are two conflicting testimonies from the early days of the church. The window in which it was most likely written is 55-70 A.D.

The Gospel of mark begins and ends with a _________.

confession

The supreme acts of establishing God's kingdom were Jesus' __________ and ___________.

death, resurrection

In writing his Gospel, Mark did not attempt to have a connected __________.

narrative

The only group that rejected Jesus's dive nature was the ____________.

religious leaders

The Gospel of Mark contains _______ chapters.

sixteen

The central theme of the Gospel of Mark is the _________ nature of Jesus.

supernatural


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