RE: GOSPEL OF MATTHEW AND MARK

Genealogy

An account of the descent of a family from an ancestor.

Rabbi

Religious leaders.

The Great Commission

The Son of Man sends disciples to make disciples of all nations.

Sermon on the Mount

The most important speech of Jesus, including the 8 beatitudes.

Covenant

Ties God with His people.

Messiah, The Great Teacher of Israel

A title for Jesus in the Gospel according to Matthew.

Winged Lion

Symbol emphasizing the dignity of Christ in the Gospel according to Mark.

Rome

The place of composition of the Gospel according to Mark.

John Mark

The author of the Gospel according to Mark, a gentile disciple of Peter.

Parables

Stories with moral lessons, Mark had the fewest among the Synoptic Gospels.

Unrecognized, Suffering Messiah

How Jesus is portrayed in the Gospel according to Mark.

In a deserted place 

Where Jesus prayed that emphasizes Jesus' commitment to prayer amidst his busy ministry

In the garden at Gethsemane

Where Jesus prayed that captures Jesus' anguish and deep spiritual struggle as he anticipates the suffering and death that await him

On the cross

Where Jesus prayed that reflects Jesus' profound sense of abandonment and suffering as he endures the agony of crucifixion

Saint Peter

Founder of the church

 65-70 A.D.

When Mark wrote the Gospel during the persecution of Christians by Nero

Gospel of Mark

Shortest yet is the most vividly detailed Gospel

Aramaic

Mark’s first language

Greek

The language both Matthew and Mark’s Gospels were written in

70-90 A.D.

The time when Matthew’s Gospel was written

Baptism

One way to make more disciples

Antioch Syria

Place where Matthew’s Gospel was written