Mark Flashcards

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Author

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John Mark who worked with Peter

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Date

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40s - 60s

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3
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Place of writing

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Rome, for a gentile audience

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Outline

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I. Thematic Prologue: The Gospel of Jesus Christ, Son of God
II. Jesus Invades Wilderness and City With Good News
III. Jesus Invades the Hostile City of Jerusalem
IV. Unfinished Epilogue

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5
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Central Theme

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The story of Jesus

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Focus

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Mark focuses on the mystery of Jesus’ divine sonship, beginning with his baptism

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7
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Jesus Divine Reality was aparent to everyone and everything except certain

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religious leaders

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Emphasis

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Mark emphasizes the ministry of Jesus rather than his teachings

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9
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Silence

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Jesus commanded many whom he helped or told something significant to be silent about it

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10
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How many chapters

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Gospel of Mark contains 16 chapters

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11
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Extrabiblical

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Extrabiblical sources written before AD 325 attest to the Gospel of Mark

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12
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Connected Narrative

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In writing his Gospel, Mark did not attempt to have a connected narrative

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13
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Peter

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Mark obtained the information about Jesus in his gospel from the apostle Peter.

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14
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Audience

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Mark was written for a gentile audience

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15
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Son of God

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Mark highlights parts of Jesus’ life that prove him to be the son of God

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16
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Central Theme

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The central theme of the Gospel of Mark is the Super natural nature of Jesus

17
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Confession

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Mark begins and ends with a confession

18
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Religious Leaders

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The only group that rejected Jesus divine nature

19
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Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

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The supreme acts of establishing Gods kingdom were Jesus’ death and resurrection

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Who was Mark

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John Mark, one who worked so closely with Peter as to be called his “son”

Cousin of Barnabas, a traveler with Barnabas and Paul, and the son of a wealthy family in Jerusalem

21
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How is Jesus divine sonship developed in Mark

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22
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How do the people confirm that Jesus is the Son of God

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23
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In what ways was Jesus a servant

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As a preacher and teacher on the sermon on the mount
Worker of miracles with power over disease and demons

24
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Why did Jesus command people to silence about his identity

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Demons because he wanted no part of them
People he healed to keep the crowds calm
Disciples because they wouldn’t understand until after his death and resurrection

25
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Presbyter

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Apostle John

26
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Form criticism

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Stories float rather freely through communities for a while, being reshaped numerous times so that in the end the final story is the product of numerous anonymous hands