Chapter 5- The Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Mark contains __________ chapters.

16

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

325

Describe how Jesus' divine sonship is developed in Mark.

All the preliminaries of Jesus' birth and early years are skipped over, moving quickly to Jesus' baptism by John, where God himself tells us who Jesus is.

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

Gentiles

Who was Mark?

John Mark, the one who worked closely with Peter as to be called his "son". Cousin of Barnabus, traveler with Peter and Barnabus, and the son of a wealthy family in Jerusalem.

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

Peter

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

Son of God

Why did Jesus command people to silence about his identity?

To not be associated with the demons, in some cases to relieve the pressure of the crowd. He told the disciples to remain silent about his messiahship because they wouldn't understand it until after his resurrection

When was the Gospel of Mark most likely written?

between the 40s and 60

The Gospel of Mark begins and ends with a __________.

confession

The supreme acts of establishing God's kingdom were Jesus' ________ and _______.

death, Resurrection

In what ways was Jesus a servant?

he was a teacher/ preacher, a worker of miracles, healer,

The only group that rejected Jesus' divine nature was the ________.

religious leaders

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

supernatural

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

through his miracles and interactions with people

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

timeline/ narrative