16.3 Death and resurrection

Question 1

Last supper- significance

Answer 1

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Question 2

Last supper- importance to Christians today

Answer 2

• Jesus’ suffering gives comfort and hope
• Turning point in Christian history
• Roman Catholics believe the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ (transubstantiation)
• Celebrated and re-enacted every week at mass
• Brought a new covenant between God and the human race

Question 3

Gethsemane- humanity vs divinity

Answer 3

• Shows Jesus’ humanity in his fearfulness- “distressed”, “deeply grieved, even to death”, “threw himself on the ground”, “remove this cup from me”
• Shows Jesus’ divinity- “Abba, father”, “not what I will, but what you will”, “hour might pass from him”

Question 4

Gethsemane- importance to Christians today

Answer 4

• Worrying for Christians that God’s son was afraid of facing death
• Jesus asked God to take this cup away- didn’t he trust God?
• He had to question God, showing he didn’t know everything
• “Not what I will…” Jesus was separate from God- goes against the Trinity

Question 5

Judas’ betrayal- why he did it

Answer 5

• Judas wanted a warrior Messiah, but Jesus was too peaceful
• Night time arrest because they were fearful of Jesus’ authority
• Jesus said he wasn’t a “bandit”, so there should be no violence
• It was part of God’s plan

Question 6

Judas’ betrayal- why he should be forgiven

Answer 6

• Mark refers to Judas as a traitor from the start
• Jesus embraced Judas as a friend- love your enemies
• Judas had to act this way to fulfil the prophecies
• Judas took his own life after, showing he was truly sorry

Question 7

Religious trial- issues with it

Answer 7

• The trial is seen as unfair- people testified falsely
• It happened at night
• Jesus associated himself with God but never used God’s name
• He should have been tried in public

Question 8

Trial before Pontius Pilate- importance to Christians today

Answer 8

• Jesus was bounded to convey he was dangerous
• Mark portrays the priests and Jewish crowd as responsible
• Christians lay some of the blame on Pilate as he had the power to go against the crowd
• Some Christians see this as a necessary part of God’s plan

Question 9

Crucifixion- significance

Answer 9

-Lots of Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled
-Even at his death, he was in the midst of outcasts and sinners
-The curtain represented God on one side, and worshippers on the other, so the barrier was gone between us and God
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Question 10

Crucifixion- importance to Christians today

Answer 10

• Jesus gave up his life as a ransom for many, which had to be paid to free us from sin and bring us back to God
• God showed his love was so huge, he would sacrifice his only son
• Jesus’ death bridged the gap original sin had created
• Jesus died so that we could go to heaven

Question 11

Burial- significance

Answer 11

-Joseph was a member of the Sanhedrin, but followed Jesus
-Joseph broke Sabbath rules to bury Jesus
-Mark’s account could be historically accurate as it doesn’t exactly fulfill Old Testament prophecies
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Question 12

Resurrection- proof

Answer 12

-Mary Magdalene was at both the burial and resurrection, so we know they went to the right tomb
-The stone was too large for just one man to move by himself
-Many people believe the man dressed in white was an angel
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