Mark Key Terms

Question 1

Disciples

Answer 1

Followers of Jesus

Question 2

Levi

Answer 2

A tax collector who was called to be a disciple

Question 3

Twelve

Answer 3

The twelve selected from the disciples to be Jesus. closest disciples

Question 4

True family

Answer 4

Those who follow the teachings of Jesus are his true family

Question 5

Suffering

Answer 5

The pain, misery or loss experienced by someone who suffers

Question 6

Discipleship

Answer 6

What it means to be a follower of Jesus

Question 7

True greatness

Answer 7

The teaching of Jesus that service of others is true greatness

Question 8

Service

Answer 8

An act of help or assistance

Question 9

Failure

Answer 9

Lack of success in performance or an insufficiency

Question 10

Peter’s denial

Answer 10

The way Peter said he was not a follower of Jesus after the arrest of Jesus

Question 11

Forgiveness of sins

Answer 11

The power of God to cancel out the sins of a person

Question 12

Sinners

Answer 12

Those who did not follow all the Jewish laws

Question 13

Fasting

Answer 13

Going without food on certain days as a sign of devotion to God

Question 14

Sabbath

Answer 14

The day of rest on the seventh day of the week

Question 15

Ritual cleanness

Answer 15

The Jewish laws on food and washing which prevented anything unclean entering the body

Question 16

Corban

Answer 16

A gift to the Temple which meant the money could not be used for anything else

Question 17

Passion

Answer 17

The death of Jesus

Question 18

Palm Sunday

Answer 18

The Sunday before Good Friday when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey

Question 19

Temple

Answer 19

The building in Jerusalem where sacrifices were made

Question 20

Authority

Answer 20

The power/right to tell others what to believe and how to behave

Question 21

Greatest commandment

Answer 21

Love God and love your neighbour

Question 22

Last Supper

Answer 22

The last meal Jesus ate with his disciples which founded theEucharist

Question 23

Garden of Gethsemane

Answer 23

The place where Jesus was arrested

Question 24

Betrayal

Answer 24

Handing a person over to an enemy

Question 25

High Priest

Answer 25

The chief Jewish leader at the time of Jesus

Question 26

Pontius Pilate

Answer 26

Roman procurator (governor) of Judea at the time of Jesus

Question 27

Crown of thorns

Answer 27

The crown placed on Jesus’ head by the Roman soldiers symbolising his suffering and his kingship

Question 28

Crucifixion

Answer 28

The Roman death penalty suffered by Jesus when he was nailed to the cross

Question 29

Burial

Answer 29

The placing of Jesus in a stone tomb by Joseph of Arimathea

Question 30

Resurrection

Answer 30

The body being brought back to life after death/Jesus rising from the dead

Question 31

shorter ending

Answer 31

Mark chapter 16 verse 9

Question 32

Longer ending

Answer 32

Mark chapter 16 verses 9-20

Question 33

Baptism

Answer 33

Confessing sins and being immersed in water as a sign of purification

Question 34

Confession

Answer 34

An acknowledgement or declaration of something

Question 35

Caesarea Philippi

Answer 35

The place to the north of the Sea of Galilee where Peter confessed that Jesus was the Messiah

Question 36

Transfiguration

Answer 36

When Jesus. clothes and face became shining after his talk with God on the mountain

Question 37

Legion

Answer 37

The name given to the man who was possessed by many demons

Question 38

Jairus’ daughter

Answer 38

The 12 year old girl brought back to life by Jesus

Question 39

Blind Bartimaeus

Answer 39

The blind man who called Jesus the Messiah and was cured

Question 40

Nature miracles

Answer 40

Miracles where Jesus showed power over inanimate things like the sea

Question 41

Healing miracles

Answer 41

Miracles where Jesus showed his power by healing people from illnesses

Question 42

Son of God

Answer 42

A title given to Jesus showing he had a special relationship with God

Question 43

Son of Man

Answer 43

A title used by Jesus of himself, probably meaning he would suffer before bringing in God’s kingdom

Question 44

Messiah (Christ)

Answer 44

The Anointed One who would bring in God’s kingdom