Theology Chapter 4 Test

servant

In other words, for Jesus "Messiah" and "Christ" do not mean powerful ruler, but "suffering _____." (see Is 52:13-53:12)

Introduction, Witness, Response, Result, Reaction

Name the basic elements/steps of the miracle story in Mark's Gospel.

baptism

In this sacrament we are initiated into the Paschal mystery

True

T/F: Mark emphasizes Jesus' miracles as demonstrations of God's power (dynamis) breaking into human history.

True

T/F: The title "Son of Man" emphasizes both Jesus' human and supernatural natures.

blasphemy

By claiming to forgive sin, Jesus' opponents accused him of ____ [name of sin]

cross

Complete this quote: "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up a _____, and follow me."

Mark 4

1. The Parable of the Sower 2. The Parable of the Mustard Seed 3. A Lamp on a Stand 4. Jesus Calms the Storm 5. The Parable of the Growing Seed These are found where in the Bible?

John Mark

Although the exact author of this gospel is unknown, it has traditionally been assigned to a person named _____ _____ who was the son of the hostess for the Christian assembly (Acts 12:12), the cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10), and the companion of Paul and Barnabas (Acts 12:25, 15:37-39).

gospel

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

child

Complete this quotation: "Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a ____ will not enter it."

the sinners

Complete this quote: "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but ____."

suffering servant

For Jesus, the Messiah is a ____ ___.

Peter

He correctly identified Jesus as the Christ

Jesus chose his apostles

How did Jesus differ from teachers in relation to his students?

Jewish

It's likely the author of Mark came out of a ____ background

three

Jesus predicted his death ____ times in this gospel

forgiveness of sin, disregard of cleanliness laws, association with sinners, his cleansing of the Temple

Jesus was seen as a threat by the authorities because of his: (4)

ruler

Jesus' contemporaries almost universally expected the Messiah to be a military _____

conflicts

Jesus' first major teaching involves five ____ which reveal Jesus to be an authoritative teacher

exorcisms, healings, raisings from the dead

Jesus' miracles included all of these: (3)

Elijah

Mark compares John the Baptist to which prophet?

Mary Magdalene, Mary, Paul

Mark does not include (in his original ending) any account of an appearance of the risen Jesus to the apostles. His is the only gospel to omit these appearances. Instead, Jesus' resurrection is first revealed to ______, ______, and ______. (see Mk 16:1, 6)

70 C.E. / AD 70

Mark's gospel is the shortest and probably the oldest gospel. Since Mark 13:1f talks vividly about the events of the persecution and destruction of the Temple, which took place in 70 C.E., this gospel was most likely written sometime near the year _____.

AD 70 / 70 C.E.

Mark's gospel was probably written around:

grace

Only God's ____ can save human beings

death/passion

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 ______.

False

T/F: Because he respected the Torah, Jesus forbade healing on the Sabbath.

False

T/F: By cursing a fig tree, Jesus symbolically reprimanded Gentiles for their lack of faith.

True

T/F: For Jesus, repentance and faith are immediately linked.

False

T/F: Jesus requires his followers to give up their wealth to follow him.

True

T/F: Jesus was a teacher of authority in the sense that he had original teachings.

persecution

The Gospel was written for Gentile Christians who were suffering ____ for their beliefs

Sabbath

Two of the five major conflicts involve this same issue

baptism

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).

institutes the Eucharist

What does Jesus do at the Last Supper?

the right to command and have the knowledge to back it up

What does it mean to be a person who speaks with authority?

you need to repent, have a change of mind, believe in the Gospel/God

What is Jesus' basic message about the Kingdom of God?

allegory

What literary term fits this definition: "A story in which people, things, and events have symbolic meanings that represent something else."?

Abba

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

Paul

The author of the Gospel of Mark was a traveling companion of Peter and ____

secret

The hidden answers to Mark's questions are sometimes known as the messianic _____.

Joseph Caiaphas

The high priest at the time of Jesus' Crucifixion was:

Golgotha

The hill where Jesus was crucified that resembled a skull

a lion

The symbol for the Evangelist Mark is:

follower

The term 'disciple' means _____

After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.

Write out the first saying of Jesus in Mark's Gospel (1:14).