Religion Final - Intro to the Gospels and Gospel of Mark

Gospels

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, gospel means “good news”

Evangelion

the gospel, or “good news”

Testament

another word for “Covenant”

Evangelist

“proclaimer of the Good News”, aka Gospel writer

Pericope

a short passage of scripture that can stand alone as a story or text

Synoptic Gospels

Matthew, Mark, and Luke, all written with the “same view” or “seen with one eye”, they tell the same stories in the same order

Senses of Scripture

Allegorical, Moral, Anagogical, Literal, the four ways to interpret the Bible

What is the Canon of Scripture?

the set of divinely inspired books that make up the Bible

Magisterium

the teaching office of the Church; the Pope and the Bishops in communion with him

Power of the Keys

the power given to Peter to govern the Church in Jesus’s place and pass on this authority

Inspiration

The Bible was Inspired by the Holy Spirit, both the human writers and the Holy Spirit are authors

Dictation

the author wrote down word for word what was being spoken to him by another (we do not believe this)

What were the Jews expecting in a Messiah?

they were expecting a Political Messiah, a military leader to free them from the Romans

What were the Jews not expecting in a Messiah?

they were not expecting a Messiah that would become man, and did not expect a suffering servant (foretold by the prophet Isaiah)

How does Jesus fulfill the roles of priest, prophet, and king?

Priest - made us holy through his miracles and his death of the cross
Prophet - taught about the kingdom
King - governed/guided us to be citizens of Heaven

List the three synoptic gospels

Matthew, Mark, Luke

List the four senses of scripture

Allegorical, Moral, Anagogical, Literal

What were the key characteristics of Matthew?

• was a tax collector

• named Levi

• apostle

• focused on Christ as long awaited Messiah

• written around 85

What were the key characteristics of Mark?

• written around 65

• disciple of Apostle Peter and his companion

• shortest gospel

What were the key characteristics of Luke?

• written around 80

• companion of St. Paul

• doctor (emphasizes healings)

• wrote Acts of Apostles

• knew Mary

What were the key characteristics of John?

• written around 90

• beloved apostle

• youngest apostle + only one not martyred

• only apostle at the foot of the Cross

What question does the sense of scripture Allegorical answer?

What does this teach in the light of Jesus? How does this point to Jesus?

What question does the sense of scripture Moral answer?

How do we act? How should I live in response?

What question does the sense of scripture Anagogical answer?

What does this teach about the end of the world? What does this teach about heaven, our ultimate destiny?

What question does the sense of scripture Literal answer?

What did the author intend?

What is the meaning of the first line in the Gospel of Mark?

“The beginning of Jesus Christ, the Son of God”, these are Mark’s fighting words, announcing the victory of Jesus, King of KIngs, saying Jesus is the one we should worship

How does the gospel of Mark illustrate the theme of “Faith over Fear?”

The Walking on the Water, the Woman with the Hemorrhage, the Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith

How does the gospel of Mark illustrate the theme of “The Touch of Christ?”

The Healing of a Deaf Man, Healing Jarius’s Daughter, anytime Jesus heals

Which miracles of Christ’s life show that he has authority over creation?

calming of the sea, walking on water, multiplying loaves of bread and fish

Which miracles of Christ’s life show that he has authority over sickness?

anytime he heals

Which miracles of Christ’s life show that he has authority over sin?

when he forgives sins

Which miracles of Christ’s life show that he has authority over Satan?

when he expels demons

How did Jesus show/claim to be God?

when he acts with power over the world, claims to be god in speech, says he is I AM

How did Jesus show/claim to be human?

he lived a human life, ate slept, drank

What are the key elements/events of the Passion of Jesus? (Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus paper in CNB)

palm sunday, bethany, holy thursday, agony in the garden, judas’s betrayal, peter’s denial, Jesus is mocked and crowned, Jesus is presented to the crowd, way of the cross, crucifixion

Passion of Christ

the events leading up to Jesus’s crucifixion, death, and burial

What is a moment in Mark where the whole Trinity is revealed?

the baptism of Jesus; the heavens open up, God says this is my son, HS represented by the dove

To whom did Jesus entrust the message of salvation and task with spreading it to all nations?

The apostles

What is the power of the keys?

the power given to Peter to govern the Church in Jesus’s place and to pass on this authority

Explain the meaning of Matthew 16:13-19 where Jesus gives Peter
a new name, promises that Hell will never prevail against the Church, and gives Peter the power of the keys and the power of binding and loosing

Jesus makes Peter the first Pope, giving him the power of the keys to govern the Church

Who holds the power of the keys today? How is this authority passed on?

The pope holds the power of the keys today, it is passed on through conclaves???

What is infallibility? What is it not?

Infallibility is when the Pope makes a declarative teaching on something relating to faith and morals, His teaching is not changeable. It is not law and not 100%

What is the role of the magisterium with respect to sacred scripture and sacred tradition?

the magisterium protects what God has revealed and keeps the tradition flowing

Sacred Tradition

the living word/revelation of God. Includes oral preaching and the written message of salvation

What is the relationship between sacred scripture and sacred traditon?

both are inspired by the Holy Spirit and Preserved through apostolic succession

Both sacred scripture and sacred tradition are inspired by

the Holy Spirit

Both sacred scripture and sacred tradition are preserved by

apolistic succession

When was the last book of the bible written?

90 AD

When was the Canon of Scripture set?

393 AD at the Council of Hippo

When was the Bible first printed in book form?

1450 AD, when the printing press was invented