Gospel of Mark Test

Why is Jesus on his own??

-Judas' betrayal, -sleeping apostles -Peter's denials everyone leaves/scatters from Jerusalem when he is arrested

The Jewish crime that Jesus was "guilty" of was blasphemy , which included:

1) Claiming to be the Savior 2) "Unique" interpretations of the Law of Moses 3) Disregard for religious laws 4) Associating with the unclean and disrespectful 5) "Cleansing of the Temple" incident and teaching that the Temple would one day be destroyed

Mark's Passion Narrative emphasizes the following:

1) Jesus is on his own 2) Harsh treatment 3) Lack of religious comfort 4) Necessity of suffering

3 Kinds of Miracles in Mark:

1. Power over nature 2. Power over illness 3. Power over Satan/evil

The title "Son of Man" is mentioned ______ times in this Gospel

14

the second ending

16:9-20

Best guess date range for the writing of Mark's Gospel

63-73 AD

What year: - Beginning of Emperor Nero's Persecution of Christians - Probable date for the martyrdom of Peter and Paul

64 AD

what year: First Jewish Revolt against Rome

66-70 AD

what year: Temple in Jerusalem destroyed by the Romans

70 AD

The Transition

8:27-30

What term does Jesus use for God in 14:36?

Abba

The writer of Mark was most likely:

An unknown Gentile (aka nonJewish) Christian who was possibly a disciple of Peter, but not an eyewitness of Jesus' life

T/F John Mark is the interpreter of Peter to the Gentiles according to Acts & Paul's letters

False

In Mark 1:14-9:49 Jesus traverses the province of ____________________.

Galilee

Who were Mark's audience?

Gentile Christians

The site of Jesus' crucifixion

Golgotha

Jesus goes on to the city of (11:1-16:8) _____________________________.

Jerusalem

During Jesus' lifetime according to Mark, people in general, and the apostles in particular, did not understand who _________________________. (Mk 2:12, 4:41, 6:50-52, 8:32f, 9:32)

Jesus really was

What do 5:43, 7:36, 8:30, and 9:9 have in common?

Jesus tells the Apostle not to talk about who he is(meaning is role as the Messiah) or what had happened

Some __________________leaders set Jesus up, but they did not have the authority to execute him

Jewish

Markan Secret

No one is supposed to know that Jesus is the Messiah until they are ready to know and accept that truth

It contains mainly post __________________________ appearances of Jesus to his disciples

Resurrection

Historically, the ______________were responsible for the death of Jesus

Romans

Gentile Christians were blamed by _________________ for the destruction ______________ in Rome in the 60s

Romans ; fires

This is a title of Jesus used to refer to himself, emphasizing both his humity and his divinity.

Son of Man

the title, ____________________, is the most commonly used title for Jesus in Mark

Son of Man

Why did Jesus want to keep he was the Messiah from others?

To avoid confusion and conflict, since there were so many preconceived ideas about what the Messiah "should" be...and because most are not ready to know the truth about him...aka Markan Secret

T/F: The Church teaches that Jesus' death is not to be blamed on the Jewish people

True

Markan Mystery

Why does the Messiah have to suffer?

It is traditionally thought that John Mark is....

a follower of Paul according to Paul's letters

Discipleship

a life rooted in Jesus and expressed in union with his Church

The point of miracles in the NT is to show that the Kingdom of God is ________________________________________________

actively present in Jesus' ministry

Many Gentile Christians were killed by _________________________.

angry mobs

Whoever wrote the rest of the Gospel of Mark did not write this "second ending", How could they tell?

It was composed in the 2nd century because the vocabulary and writing style (in the original Greek) are different from the rest of Gospel It displays many literary qualities found in Luke & John...but not the rest of Mark

explain how there was lack of religious comfort:

"My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?"

adelphos

"blood brother", "neighbor", "kinsman", or "step-brother", depending on the context it is used in

anepsios

"cousin"

Requirements of Discipleship

- An invitation from Jesus - Total response -Abandonment -Suffering -Prayer -Making a choice to accept God's grace and turn from sin

major themes in Mark

- Mark focuses on Jesus' saving actions, not words - Jesus as a suffering servant -Markan Secret - Great tension and drama

The disciples in the gospel of Mark never really come to understand Jesus properly. Even the women who anointed his corpse were afraid to tell anyone (Mk 16:8). The only ones who do grasp that Jesus is a suffering Messiah are:

- the women in Bethany who poured perfume oil - the Roman centurian - Joseph of Arimathea

Finally, Jesus admits being the ________________but warns disciples not to make it known to others

Messiah

Mark's audience's location:

Rome

T/F adelphos is used 343 times in the NT, with the vast majority of those times being used in the context of "blood brother"

True

an ally of Jesus in the Sanhedrin

Joseph

Jesus also passes through the area of (10:1, 10:46) _____________________.

Judea

Unlike Matthew and Luke which describe Jesus' birth, and John which talks about Jesus' heavenly origin, Mark's gospel considers Jesus' importance to have begun with his __________________________. (Mk 1:9-11)

baptism

"____________" rests on all sinners because we made it necessary for Jesus to come and die for us

blame

The Sanhedrin determined that Jesus had committed this sin

blasphemy

Th second ending is defined by the Council of Trent (16th century) as ___________________aka, it belongs in the Bible...it is the divine Word of God

canonical

- very interactive with the reader -immediately fast paced -Jesus is always on the move -Clear detail - Probably the most realistic presentation of Jesus in the Gospels

characteristics about the Gospel

Jesus is the Messiah

disciples opinion about Jesus by this point:

Threefold Pattern

elements being repeated 3 times

Miracles require ___________

faith

T/F by this point everyone believes Jesus is the Messiah

false

T/F: Jesus wants it to be every known to everyone that he is the messiah

false

Mark is the only one of the four gospels to call itself a __________________. (see Mk 1:1, 1:15, 8:35, 10:29)

gospel

what harsh treatment does Jesus receive?

he is mocked and beaten

Jesus himself warned against making _________________. (Mk 1:44, 3:12, 5:43, 7:36, 8:26,30, 9:9)

his identity as Messiah known

the title, Son of Man, is accurate because it reinforces the fact that Jesus is both fully _______________and fully divine

human

The symbol of St.Mark

lion

the title, Son of Man, emphasizes Jesus' humanity, which gives the Gospel of Mark a "__________ Christology"

low

Mark also has a focus on Jesus' ___________________

miracles

the arrest of Jesus takes place at ________________.

night

The ______________ narratives were probably the oldest stories about Jesus circulating in the early Church

passion

Jesus is a regular prophet, nothing more

popular opinion about Jesus by this point:

Although the above-mentioned "messianic secret" was often __________________. (Mk 1:45, 7:36)

reveled anyway

Jews consider Gentile Christians ____________.

scum

Gentile Christians were _______________ of state sponsored persecution

targets

Peter calls Jesus "the Messiah" in Mark 8:29, but to make sure he does not misinterpret this title as a political claim, in 8:31-33 Jesus immediately makes his first prediction of _____________________.

the Passion

The Gospel writers all have the same basic details of this story (__________________________) but each have their own unique way of writing about it.

the Passion

This story (___________________) of Jesus' life is probably the oldest one of them all because it his __________________happened the closest in time to when the Gospel was written

the Passion ; Passion

It is traditionally thought that Mark is:

the interpreter of Peter to the Gentiles according to Acts & Paul's letters

Mark records a time when Jesus could not perform a miracle because of _____________________________________________________(6:5-6)

the lack of faith of the people

Jesus is always traveling ________________ Jerusalem during his ministry

towards

Jesus was executed for the crime of __________________

treason

the Transition acts as the _____________________ in Mark's Gospel

turning point

The only ones who correctly identified him were _________________________. (Mk 1:24, 3:11, 5:7)

unclean spirits