final exam: test 2 questions Flashcards
outline of mark’s gospel
- who was Jesus? Road to Caesarea Philippi
- Why did he die? Road to the cross
T/F: internal evidence from Mark’s gospel gives little to no indication of its author.
T
Early church fathers and external evidence suggest that the author of Mark’s gospel interviewed whim for his materials?
Peter the disciple
What can be known about the proposed author Mark from the rest of the New Testament? (2 answers)
*followed Paul and Barnabas
*potentially Barnabas’ cousin
*potentially wrote himself in as the man who ran away naked in the garden
*potentially peter’s son
Who was the audience for Mark
Gentiles
examples of why we think Mark’s audience was the Gentiles
*translated Jewish words and phrases
*explained Jewish customs/rituals (cup washing)
sandwich story examples
Jesus going to heal the little girl, heals the woman who touched his cloak, heals the girl
T/F: unlike matt and luke, mark records no events from Jesus’ birth and childhood.
T
Markan story example: power over healing
healing paralyzed man
Markan story example: power over the spirit world
casting out the demon named Legion
Markan story example: power over nature
calming the sea during a storm
What is theodicy and how does the wonder-working Jesus Mark’s gospel challenge us today?
It asks, if Jesus can and did perform al those miracles back then, then why would a just God not do so today and let all these bad things persist.
The Messianic secret is
that jesus asked people to keep quite about his identity
Jesus told his disciples in Mark 8-10 that disciples means becoming like a little child, taking up a cross and be a
servant
what does Jesus proclaim before each of the major teachings about discipleship
he is going to die and rise again
what frequently used word or phrase in Mark gives the book a sense of urgency and drives it forward
immediately
t/f: early church fathers suggest that matt was first written in hebrew or aramaic
true
describe one birth narrative/story that is unique to matt’s gospel
the story of the magi
Matthew ________ but luke __________.
gathers, scatters
what is typology in Matt’s fulfillment passages
typology refers to the way in which events, persons, or institutions in the Old Testament are seen as prefiguring or foreshadowing aspects of Jesus Christ or his ministry.
the OT book is most frequency cited by Matt as a being fulfilled by Jesus…
Isaiah
t/f: Jesus’ kingdom parables in Matt 13 typically have one main point rather than many different interpretations.
T
According to the Olivet Discourse, what is the main point related to Jesus Parousia
be ready at all times
t/f: Matt’s gospel is divided into 7 parts paralleling the days of creation
False; there was only 5 sermons
t/f: the sermons of matt are structured in ascending order of importance: the sermon on the mount is least significant sermon and the Olivet Discourse is the most significant
true
