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.
