BNEW Test 2

What does the title Christ mean

“Anointed one,” Greek for messiah

What is the Messianic Secret in Marks gospel

Jesus often commands a silence about His identity; his role as Messiah is revealed fully only through suffering on the cross.

How did many people in Jesus’s time understand the phrase “Son of God”

As a political or military ruler, like an earthly king

How did Mark describe the “Son of God”

Points Jesus’s suffering role, divine identity revealed through weakness

Who identifies Jesus as the “sone of God” in Mark

God(at baptism), demons, and the Roman centurion at the cross

According to early church tradition who wrote the gospel of Mark

Mark, companion peter. Some say eter with Mark as an interpreter

Who was Marks audience

Roman Christians

Who was John the Baptist, was what was his role

A prophet preparing the way for Jesus, baptizing people for repentance

Who leads Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted

The Holy Spirit

How does Mark summarize the “gospel” Jesus proclaims

The kingdom of Gos has come near; repent and believe the good news

What does the word apostle mean

One who is sent

How many apostles does Jesus call, and why is the number significant

Jesus calls 12 apostles that represent the 12 tribes of Israel

What kinds of things does Jesus have authority over in Mark

Demons, Torah, disease, apostle, nature, and death

What are some literary features of Mark’s Gospel?

Fast paced, sandwich stories, irony, misunderstanding, and symbolic actions

What are the two living parables about blindness

Healing of the blind man at Bethsaida, and healing of Bartimaeus

Where is Jesus home town

Nathareth

Where does Jesus do most of his teachings

Capernum

What is the cycle in Mark 8:22-10:52

Jesus predicts suffering→disciples misunderstand→Jesus teaches on discipleship (repeated three times)

What event becomes a living parables for the temple cleansing

The cursing of the fig tree (sandwiched with the temple story)

What major event occurs at the end of Jesus life in Mark

Plot to kill Jesus→anointing of Bethany→Last supper→Gethsemane→trials→crucifixtion→burial

Name one atonement view: Jesus death defeats sin, death, and satan

Christ us Victor/ Ransom theory

Name one atonement theory: Jesus bears the punishment for sinners

Substitutionary/ satisfaction atonement

Name one atonement view: Jesus death demonstrates Gods love and inspires repentance

Moral influence

Who first finds the empty tomb in Mark

Mary Magdalene

What message do the women who found Jesus’ tomb empty receive at the empty tomb

“He is risen; he is not there”

How does the earliest version of Marks Gospel end

With the women afraid and silent, leaving the story open-ended

What does the parable of the fig tree represent

Symbolizes judgment on the temple and its leaders

What is the significance of the empty tomb in Marks Gospel

Invites readers to respond in faith and carry on the proclamation