New Testament Mark

servant

In response to his disciples arguing about who was the "greatest" disciple Jesus said, "...whoever wants to become great among you must be your _________."

Moses, Elijah

In the Transfiguration scene, Jesus appears with ______ who represented the Torah and ______ who represented the prophets.

new

In using the "patching old cloth" analogy, Christ was communicating to people that you cannot take something _________and fresh and try to attach it to something that is old. His new ways of doing things should be allowed to stand alone and contribute to the world.

soul

Jesus asked the crowd his disciples, "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his ________?"

parables (stories)

Jesus never taught people anything without using _________

Jerusalem

Jesus said to his disciples, "We are going up to ______________ and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law."

little child

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a _________ _________ will never enter it."

Nazareth

Jesus was rejected by his hometown of _____________.

faith

Jesus was surprised by his hometown of Nazareth because of their lack of _________.

suddenness

Like the writer of a classical epic, Mark plunges into the middle of the action, providing no background about his hero but introducing him with apocalyptic ____________.

narrative

Mark composed what is probably the earliest _________ account of Jesus' public ministry.

desert

Mark identifies the "herald" with John the Baptist, a ________ ascetic then conducting a religious campaign along the Jordan River.

Peter

One of Jesus' disciples, __________, tried to stop him from talking about his upcoming death.

inner

Peter, James, and John were considered the __________ circle of Jesus.

Palm

The Sunday before Jesus' crucifixion is called ___________ Sunday.

Biblical

The appearance of Jesus with two great Old Testament leaders during the Transfiguration demonstrated his continuity with Israel's ________ tradition and his role as the one who embodies God's ultimate revelation to humanity.

shortest

The book of Mark is the ________ and probably the oldest of the four gospels included in the New Testament of the Bible.

Aramaic

The explanations of _________ words and Jewish customs in Mark's gospel indicate that Mark may have written so that Gentiles (non-Jewish Christians) could understand it.

16:8

The most reliable ending of Mark's gospel is Mark _______.

Simon Peter, James son of Zebedee, John, Andrew

The twelve disciples of Jesus were _______, _______, ________, _________, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot.

colt

What kind of animal did Jesus Christ ride as he entered Jerusalem the week of his death?

bridegroom

When questioned about his disciples fasting, Jesus answered, "How can the guests of the _________ fast (go without eating) while he is with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast."

Gethsemane

Where did Jesus take his disciples with him to pray the night before his death?

widow

Who gave the small offering that impressed Jesus?

Judas

________ was the disciple who betrayed Jesus.