Midterm Prep Flashcards
(28 cards)
We are moving towards a completely religion-less time; people as they are now simply can not be religious anymore. Even those who honestly describe themselves as ‘religious’ do not in the least act up to it, and so they presumably mean something quite
different by ‘religious.’
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
When was the gospel of Mark written?
between 65 and 70 CE
This gospel could then be an encouragement for __________ in times of crisis
Christ’s followers
Discipleship, the noun comes from the Greek word __________
mathetes
mathetes
learner or apprentice
didaskalos
teacher or master
In the gospels the disciples are __________
are those who learned from Jesus
“that they be with him”
Mark 3:14
“when Jesus bids his disciples to follow him, he bids them to come
and die.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The disciples may be divided into three groups
the crowd who followed Jesus
a sub-group of the twelve
the triad of Peter, James, and John
the second major theme in the gospel of Mark
Discipleship
the first major theme in the gospel of Mark
Jesus’ suffering
“to deny oneself”
aparnesastho heauton
__________ symbolizes a machinery in an oppressive regime that eliminates or deter subversion
The Cross
The cross means
the reality and possibility of suffering and even death for the sake of the gospel
“The beatitudes are about saving the world, about saving, first, those who need to be rescued
from calamities of injustice and sin.”
Megan McKenna
gospel according to Matthew was written about
90 CE
the gospel was written in a
Gentile region (Antioch in particular)
SoM 5 parts
Blessings
Love of enemies
Judging others
Trees and their fruits
Parable of the builders
The Blessing is also known as the __________
The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes comes from the greek word __________
makarioi
makarioi means what?
to be fortunate
makarioi (new testament) means what?
happy or congratulations
“Purity in heart” comes from the greek word __________
katharos te kardia
