Getting to know Mark
Why do you think Mark shows Jesus' ministering mainly in Galilee rather than in Jude's?
Because Gaililee is we're non-Jewish Christians lived.
Read the sidebar " We Were There," Mark 15:51. Why did Mark name Rufus, unlike other Gospel writers?
Because he is African American.
In the Gospel of Mark, the Apostles ask question ps and frequently remain confused after interactions with Jesus. They argue over who will be greatest in the Kingdom. Read the sidebar "Those Thickhead Disciple," Mk 6:30-52. Why does Mark allow the Apostles to appear weak?
Because it shows there journey being united.
Why would Mark include only a few Old Testament quotations?
For non-Jewish Christians
according to Quick Facts in the introduction to the Gospel of Mark, who was Mark?
Gentile Christian thought to be a disciple of peternamed Mark.
Mark is the only Gospel that omits the bestowal of the primacy (leadership of the Church) upon Peter. How does this suggest that Mark was relaying Peters account of the life of Jesus
Humble
What Latin words does Mark use in these verses?
Mark 12:15 denarius
What Jewish term does Mark define for his readers in these verses?
Mark 14:12 unleavened bread
What Aramaic word does Mark translate in these verses?
Mark 14:36 Abba
What Latin words does Mark use in these verses?
Mark 15:39
Mark often mentions the emotions of Jesus. What emotions do you find in the following verses?
Mark 1:41 pitty Mark 6:6 love Mark 8:12 sadness Mark betray amazement
What Aramaic words does Mark translate verses
Mark 5:41 Talitha
What Jewish terms does Mark define for his readers in these verses?
Mark 7:2 defined hands
In Mark 13:3 what geological feature does Mark locate for his audience, who wouldn't be familiar with Jerusalem?
Mount of Olives
For whom was Mark writing his Gospel?
Non-Jewish Christian
Mark includes details not found in the other synoptics. This suggests that the Gospel of Mark is an eyewitness account. In the account of the feeding of the five thousand, what two details are found in Mark 6:39-40 but not in Matthew 14:19
The green grass and grouped in hundreds