final exam: test 2 questions

Question 1

outline of mark’s gospel

Answer 1

1. who was Jesus? Road to Caesarea Philippi
2. Why did he die? Road to the cross

Question 2

T/F: internal evidence from Mark’s gospel gives little to no indication of its author.

Answer 2

T

Question 3

Early church fathers and external evidence suggest that the author of Mark’s gospel interviewed whim for his materials?

Answer 3

Peter the disciple

Question 4

What can be known about the proposed author Mark from the rest of the New Testament? (2 answers)

Answer 4

*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

Question 5

Who was the audience for Mark

Answer 5

Gentiles

Question 6

examples of why we think Mark’s audience was the Gentiles

Answer 6

*translated Jewish words and phrases
*explained Jewish customs/rituals (cup washing)

Question 7

sandwich story examples

Answer 7

Jesus going to heal the little girl, heals the woman who touched his cloak, heals the girl

Question 8

T/F: unlike matt and luke, mark records no events from Jesus’ birth and childhood.

Answer 8

T

Question 9

Markan story example: power over healing

Answer 9

healing paralyzed man

Question 10

Markan story example: power over the spirit world

Answer 10

casting out the demon named Legion

Question 11

Markan story example: power over nature

Answer 11

calming the sea during a storm

Question 12

What is theodicy and how does the wonder-working Jesus Mark’s gospel challenge us today?

Answer 12

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.

Question 13

The Messianic secret is

Answer 13

that jesus asked people to keep quite about his identity

Question 14

Jesus told his disciples in Mark 8-10 that disciples means becoming like a little child, taking up a cross and be a

Answer 14

servant

Question 15

what does Jesus proclaim before each of the major teachings about discipleship

Answer 15

he is going to die and rise again

Question 16

what frequently used word or phrase in Mark gives the book a sense of urgency and drives it forward

Answer 16

immediately

Question 17

t/f: early church fathers suggest that matt was first written in hebrew or aramaic

Answer 17

true

Question 18

describe one birth narrative/story that is unique to matt’s gospel

Answer 18

the story of the magi

Question 19

Matthew ________ but luke __________.

Answer 19

gathers, scatters

Question 20

what is typology in Matt’s fulfillment passages

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

the OT book is most frequency cited by Matt as a being fulfilled by Jesus…

Answer 21

Isaiah

Question 22

t/f: Jesus’ kingdom parables in Matt 13 typically have one main point rather than many different interpretations.

Answer 22

T

Question 23

According to the Olivet Discourse, what is the main point related to Jesus Parousia

Answer 23

be ready at all times

Question 24

t/f: Matt’s gospel is divided into 7 parts paralleling the days of creation

Answer 24

False; there was only 5 sermons

Question 25

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

Answer 25

true