Quiz 3

Question 0

Mark 16:8

Answer 0

Trembling and bewildered, the women fled the tomb. They said nothing to anyone because they were afraid.

Question 1

Who are some influential companions of John Mark?

Answer 1

Paul and Barnabas

Simon Peter

Question 2

When was Mark written?

By whom?

Answer 2

Rome

John Mark

Question 3

What material is unique to Mark?

Answer 3

• The Parable of the seed growing secretly
• A blind man healed at Bethesda
• A young man followed him, with not but a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked (that was Mark)

Question 4

How much of Mark is unique to Mark?

Answer 4

Less than 10%, about 30 verses

Question 5

Mark and the Messianic Secret

Answer 5

Mark has the most expressions of the Messianic Secret out of all the gospels

Question 6

Mark 1:1

Answer 6

The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God

Question 7

How many different endings for Mark are found in the manuscript?
What are they?

Answer 7

4

1. The Abrupt Ending- ends at 16.8
2. The Short Ending- short paragraph after 16.8
3. The Long Ending- about 12 verses after 16.8
4. The Extra-Long Ending- both the short and long ending

Question 8

How many chapters are in Mark?

Answer 8

16

Question 9

How many verses are in Ch. 16?

Answer 9

8

Question 10

When is Mark believed to be written? Why?

Answer 10

AD 70

Allusions to the destruction of Jerusalem in Ch. 13

Question 11

Markan Omissions

Answer 11

Jesus’ birth
the Sermkn on the Mount
Resurrection appearances

Question 12

Papias and his thoughts

Answer 12

Bishop of Hierapolis in western Asia minor

Wrote in the early 2 century that Mark had written his gospel based on the teachings of Peter

Question 13

Mark’s writing style

Answer 13

Simple grammar
Abrupt transitions
Awkward/Difficult statements 
Skilled story telling
Faced-paced narrative (Travel)
Traces of both Aramaic and Latin