Lesson Ten Flashcards
Mark’s Gospel is full of details not mentioned in other Gospels. What might these details suggest?
That it could only have been written by someone who had been an eye witness to these events
How do the details provided strengthen the idea that Peter was the author of Mark’s Gospel?
The details were typically items that a fisherman would observe
Of the four Gospels, which is the hardest on Peter?
The Gospel of Mark
In ancient writings, what was often the original title of a book?
The first line in the book
How should Genesis 1:1 be read?
As the title of the book, and not the first event in a chronological sequence
How was the wilderness viewed by the OT prophets and NT writers?
Although a place of temptation and trial, it was also associated with the apex of Israel’s relationship with God
Why did the Essenes live in the wilderness in Qumran?
They wanted to be the first to meet the Messiah when He came
In Mark’s telling, where does Jesus encounter the first active devil?
In Israel’s own house of worship
Why does John only list seven of the disciples?
He didn’t find it as important as the other Gospel writers to include all of their names
What is the greatest of all the confessions of any of the disciples in the Gospels?
Thomas’s pronouncement of Jesus as “My Lord and my God”
