Paper 2: 1.2 Founders and Leaders

Question 1

What happened in Mark’s Gospel (Jesus’ Baptism)

Answer 1

Jesus asks John to be baptised, even though he is the sinless son of God

Question 2

Who is baptism for?

Answer 2

For those who repent of their sin
Want to have a good relationship with God
Await the coming Messiah
For the forgiveness of sin

Question 3

What happened when Jesus was baptised?

Answer 3

The heavens opened -> heaven is a symbol of God’s presence so heavens opening shows closeness of God to humanity

The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus like a dove -> dove is a symbol of good news/peace

God the father spoke about who Jesus was -> ‘This is my son, whom I love’

Question 4

What does heaven represent?

Answer 4

God’s presence

Question 5

What does a dove represent?

Answer 5

Good news/peace

Question 6

What do the events at Jesus’ baptism show?

Answer 6

Union of the Trinity

Marks the start of Jesus’ ministry -> he was baptised to become on of us/set an example

Confirms Jesus as God’s son

Question 7

Why do Christians undergo baptism?

Answer 7

Public declaration of Christian identity

Question 8

Temptations of Jesus bible reference

Answer 8

Matthew 4:1-11

Question 9

What did Jesus do after his baptism?

Answer 9

Went to the desert for 40 days to prepare for his ministry

Question 10

What are the temptations

Answer 10

The times at which Jesus was tempted by the devil

Question 11

Temptation 1

Answer 11

‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into bread.’

Question 12

Temptation 2

Answer 12

‘If you are the son of God, throw yourself off the highest point of the temple walls so that God can rescue you’

Question 13

Temptation 3

Answer 13

‘All these kingdoms I will give you, if you bow down and worship me’

Question 14

Temptation 1 Analysis

Answer 14

Jesus refused the chance to end his hunger, even though he had been fasting for 40 days.
Shows that he is not selfish + not concerned with material things, but spiritual food given by God.

Question 15

Temptation 2 Analysis

Answer 15

The devil wanted Jesus to misuse his power. Jesus didn’t as he didn’t need to prove that he was the Messiah + that God cared about him

Question 16

Temptation 3 Analysis

Answer 16

The devil tests Jesus’s devotion to god + desire for political power. Jesus showed that the Messiah was not a political ruler but one who put God’s kingdom first.

Question 17

Healing Miracles - Jesus heals a sick woman reference

Answer 17

Mark 5:24 -34

Question 18

Healing Miracles - Jesus heals a sick woman

Answer 18

One of the synagogue rulers, Jairus, falls at Jesus’s feet to save his dying daughter. When Jesus went with him, a sick women who had been bleeding for 12 years touched Jesus’s clothes in order to be healed. Jesus feels that his power had left him so questions who touched him. The women confesses and Jesus says that he faith has healed her.

Question 19

Healing Miracles - Jesus brings a dead girl back to life reference

Answer 19

Mark 5:22

Question 20

Healing Miracles - Jesus brings a dead girl back to life

Answer 20

Some men tell Jairus that his daughter died. Jesus told him to not be afraid, but believe. Jesus entered the room and told everyone that there was no reason for their crying, because the girl was not dead but asleep. They laughed at him. Jesus told the girl to stand up and she did.

Question 21

Healing Miracles - Jesus heals a paralytic reference

Answer 21

Mark 2:1-12

Question 22

Healing Miracles - Jesus heals a paralytic

Answer 22

When Jesus entered Capernaum, many gathered so there was no room left. So 4 men made an opening in the roof and lowered the paralyzed man. When Jesus saw him, he forgave his sins and told him to get up and walk.

Question 23

Healing Miracles - Jesus heals a leper reference

Answer 23

Matthew 8:2 -3

Question 24

Healing Miracles - Jesus heals a leper

Answer 24

A man with leprosy asked Jesus if he was willing to make him clean. Jesus agreed and said ‘be clean’ and the man was immediately cleansed.

Question 25

What does the cross symbolise?

Answer 25

execution indicating Jesus’s death

Question 26

What did Jesus do by dying on the cross?

Answer 26

Jesus atoned for the sins of man -> his death removed the sins of mankind.

Question 27

Quote on Jesus’ crucifixion - 1 Peter 2:24

Answer 27

’He himself bore our sins’, ’by his wounds you have been healed’

Question 28

What occurred before Jesus’ death?

Answer 28

The crowd had the choice of saving one of the two: Barabbas (a murderer) or Jesus (no crime committed). The crowd chose Jesus. It is as if Jesus took Barabbas’s place on the cross (penal substitution).

Question 29

Punishment, seperation from God - Mark 15:34

Answer 29

‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’

Question 30

What happened while Jesus was dying?

Answer 30

The whole land went dark -> symbolizes God’s wrath

The curtain in the temple was torn in 2 from top to bottom -> Jesus’s death has got rid of the separation between God and the people

Question 31

Reasons why the Jewish authorities wanted Jesus killed

Answer 31

1. Jesus was a threat to the way of life -> political/unstable situation between the Jews and Romans
2. Jesus lacked respect for their traditions -> as they were man made and did not come from God
3. Jesus’s claims outweighed their authority -> Jesus claimed to be the Messiah (God appointed King) which overruled their authority. They became jealous

Question 32

What happened after Jesus’ death?

Answer 32

Placed in a guarded tomb
Mary Magdalene gets a vision that Jesus has risen, but the disciples don’t believe her as she is a woman (emotionall/unreliable)
So Jesus appears to other disciples

Question 33

Significance of Jesus’ Resurrection

Answer 33

Jesus has power over death
Jesus defeated death - life triumphed over death
Proof of life after death
Death should not be feared - it is a gateway to a better life

Question 34

John 3:16 - confirms that death is not the end

Answer 34

‘For God so loved the world that he sent his only son, that whoever believes in him shall not die but have eternal life’

Question 35

FOR Jesus’ Resurrection

Answer 35

Most of the disciples died martyrs. They wouldn’t risk torture + death for a story

The body was never found by the authorities

Mary Magdalene watched Jesus’s body being put into the tomb. She would not forget the tomb

The Roman officer checked Jesus’s body to see If he was really dead.

Question 36

AGAINSt Jesus’ Resurrection

Answer 36

Jesus didn’t die but was in terrible pain/unconscious. His disciples helped him escape from the tomb

The disciples stole Jesus’s body

The women went to the wrong tomb, which is why it was empty

The women was too emotional so imagined the angel