Outline of Mark's Gospel

Mark's gospel is the shortest and probably the oldest and vividly shares events of th persecution and destruction of the Temple which took place in 70 C.E. Therefore, the gospel would most likely be written soon after the year_____ C.E.?

70

Mark understands that Jesus will return quickly and meet up with his follower at what place?

Galilee

The framework of Mark's gospel is partly geographical and has Jesus pass through which three places?

Galilee, Judea across the Jordan and to Jerusalem

Mark is the only one of the four gospels to call itself a ________________?

Gospel

Although there are only five parables in Mark about the sower, the lamp, seeds, the mustard seed and tenants, Mark says clearly in 4:3 that Jesus spoke what?_________________________________

Jesus spoke many times in such parables so they were able to understand.

Although the exact author is unknown, it is thought to be a person who is the son of Mary, the host for the Christian assembly found in Acts 12:12, the cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10) and the companion of Paul and Barnabas (see Acts 12 and 15). His exact name is ________?

John Mark

Mark does not include any account of an appearance of the risen Jesus to the 12 in the original ending. Instead, Jesus' resurrection is revealed to only these three. What are their names?

Mary of Magdala, Mary, mother of James and Salome.

The framework is also about the ___________ ___________?

Messianic secret

The theme of Mark's gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ is the __________________? MK 1:1

Son of God

Unlike Matthew and Luke which begins with infant narratives and John which shares about Jesus' universal origin, Mark's gospel begins with _______?

The baptism of Jesus

Jesus entire message can be summed up from Mark 1:15. What does it say?

This is the time of fulfillment, the reign of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.

Only three grasp who Jesus is in Mark's gospel. Who are they?

Woman of Bethany who anoints Jesus at Simon the Leper's house, the centurion and Joseph of Arimathea

Jesus shows a greater range of _____________ which include pity, anger, amazement, indignation, and fear.

feelings

For Jesus, the words meaning anointed one of Messiah and Christ do not mean political power but power to be a ____________________?

suffering servant found in the 4 models spoke about in the prophetic book of Isaiah