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Who wrote Mark?
unknown specific author, gentile Christian relative of Peter
What is a gentile Christian?
A Christian who was not Jewish before they were Christian
What is a Jewish Christian?
A Christian who was Jewish before they were Christian
When does Mark take place?
65-70 AD
What is the image of Jesus in Mark?
Healer and miracle worker who accepts suffering as a cost for following God’s will
Who was Mark written for?
Gentile Christians who experience prosecution because of their belief in Jesus
What are the Key Questions in Mark Intro?
Who is Jesus? What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
What does Disciple mean?
A follower of Jesus
What does apostle mean?
Selected 12 special followers of Jesus
What are the four major sections of Mark
Preparation for the ministry
The mystery of Jesus and the beginning of the Ministry
The Mystery begins to be revealed
The full Revelation of the Mystery of Jesus
What is the key symbol of Mark?
Lion
What are the gospels?
four different faith perspectives about Jesus’s life
What are the gospels, document wise?
Documents that grew out of the early Christian churches
When do the gospels take place?
65-100 AD
What is the synoptic problem?
trying to figure out which author used the work of another author when writing his own gospel (how are they so similar?)
What are the two documents in the Two document theory?
Mark and Q
What are the 4 gospels?
Mark, Matthew, Luke, John
What is the 2 document theory
There are two original documents
What does Q stand for?
Quelle
What does quelle mean?
source
What does Synoptic Gospel mean?
seeing the whole together
What are the 2 similarities in the gospel?
Content and narrative order
What does baptism mean?
Repentatnce for the forgiveness of sins
Who was John the Baptist baptising?
people of Jerusalem
What was John the Baptist’s sign of humility?
He spoke of a mightier one coming after him
Where was Jesus baptized?
Jordan River
Who baptized Jesus?
John the Baptist
What happened after Jesus was baptized?
He was anointed by the spirit of God
What happened in the desert with Jesus after he was baptized?
Jesus was tempted by Satan
How many days was Jesus tempted by Satan in the desert?
40
Jesus sinned in the desert with Satan
False
John the Baptist was arrested
True
What sparked Jesus’s preaching of the Kingdom of God in Gailee?
John the Baptist’s arrest
Who did Jesus bring to Capernaum
fisherman brothers
When did Jesus bring the brothers to Capernaum
during Sabbath
Where did Jesus teach?
in the Synagogues
What are the two ways Jesus can heal people?
verbal command, touch
What is a paralytic
a person who is paralyzed
How did the 4 men carrying the paralytic get to Jesus when men were blocking the door?
dropped through the roof
Why did people become angry when Jesus forgave a child’s sins?
A sign of blasphemy
Who was Jesus judged for sitting by?
Tax collectors and sinners
What was Jesus’s disciples judged for?
Not fasting
Why do people fast?
To remind them of their hunger for God, to grow closer with God
Why did Jesus’s disciples not fast?
They were already with God by being with Jesus
What event triggered the people against Jesus’s disciples?
Eating in a field of grain during Sabbath
What did the Pharisees want with Jesus?
They wanted to put him to death
Who does Jesus consider family?
All who does the will of god
What are the three events that must happen in order to prepare for the Messaiah?
The work of John the Baptist
Jesus’s baptism
Jesus’s temptation with the devil
What is the significance of Jesus touching a leper?
he showed solidarity, could’ve made himself unclean, made the leper feel not alone
Why does everyone hate tax collectors?
They steal off the poor, sinners
What is the day of sabbath for?
growing closer with family and god, a day of rest
Which of Jesus’s disciples is going to betray him?
Judas
What did Jesus’s family think of his healing and teaching?
He’s crazy
What did the scribes think of Jesus’s teaching?
He is possessed by the devil
What was Jesus’s reply to the scribes accusing him to be possessed by the devil?
“How can Satan drive out Satan?”
How did the scribes show blasphemy?
They accused Jesus of being possessed by Satan, undermining the work of God
What is discussed in the parable of the sower?
The word of God and the type of people who listen
Why did Jesus not explain the parables to the common people?
So that only the faithful and apostles would fully understand
In the parable of the sower, what happens to those who take in the word fully?
They produce fruit continuously , spreading God’s word
In the parable of the lamp, what is discussed?
The mystery of Jesus and the Kingdom of God will come to life, be careful of what teachings you take it, golden rule, God gives the faithful more than we deserve
What is always discussed in parables?
the kingdom of god
What is discussed in the parable of the mustard seed?
Jesus is the single seed who grows with the word of God
What did Jesus do on purpose to raise more attention about his parables?
Purposely confuse people (ex. the kingdom of god referred to as a weed)
Why did Jesus get mad at his disciples when there was a storm?
He though they were unfaithful for not believing in Jesus and miracles
Why were Jesus’s disciples angry at him for sleeping on the boat?
they thought he didn’t care about them in the violence storm
What did Jesus say that silenced the Pharisees?
“Is it God’s advice to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than destroy it?”
When Jesus appoints the apostles what are the three things they must do?
Be with Jesus
Preach
Drive out demons
What does didache mean?
teaching
What are the 12 apostles a continuation of?
12 tribes of Israel
Who follows the letter of the law?
Scribes
Who follows the spirit of the law?
Jesus
What is the purpose of Jesus’s healings?
To prove he is the Messaiah
What is heresy?
Distorting God’s word, changing its meaning
What does gospel mean literally?
Good news
Define Canon.
The official list of books the Church considers its inspired writings
What does Canon mean literally?
measuring rod
How many books are in the new testament?
27
What is the names of the 3 criteria that writings had to meet in order for the church to include them in the cannon?
Apostolic origin
Widespread acceptance
Conformity to the rule of faith
Where was Jesus’s word spread?
Roman empire
What are the three stages involved in the formation?
The Public Life and Teachings of Jesus
Oral Tradition
New Testament Writings
When did The Public Life and Teachings of Jesus take place?
6BC-30AD
When did Oral Tradition take place?
30-50 AD
When did The New Testament writings take place?
50-120 AD
Why did the early Christians wait so long before writing anything down?
Oral tradition was ordinary
They thought the end of the world was coming
What are the 3 major reasons the stories of Jesus and his teachings had to be committed to writings?
The end of the world was not right around the corner
Distortions were settling in
Further instruction was needed
What was discussed in the proposed document, Q?
teachings and sayings of Jesus
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