rs mark's gospel: unit 3 (the final days in jerusalem)

Question 1

3.1 what is the importance of the last supper for christians?

Answer 1

• we rmr j’s sacrifice during holy communion, use bread of wine and repeat words of J: bread and wine become body and blood of jesus through transubstantiation
  “he took a loaf of bread, blessed it and broke it and gave it to them saying” this is my body”

Question 2

3.1 what do other christian denominations believe abt holy communion?

Answer 2

• protestant: wine n bread only symbols
• catholics + anglicans celebrate hc every week
• non-conformist one/twice a month
• salvation army n quakers: not celebrate hc

Question 3

3.1 what can we learn from the last supper?

Answer 3

• reminded of covenant between God and jews and a a new covennat between jesus and man
  “this is my blood of the covenant, which will be poured out for many”

Question 4

3.2 what can we learn from Jesus in gethsemane?

Answer 4

• j’s human side: feels vunerbale and isolated “remove this cup from me, yet not what i want, but what you want”
• j’s closeness w God and how he accepsts his will “abba” (father in aramaic), shows how c’s should accept God’s will too

Question 5

3.3 what can we learn from the trial w the sanhedrin?

Answer 5

• j’s trial was unfair:
  -> not allowed to pass death sentence, no second hearing, false witnesses lied (“some stood up and gave false testimony against him”)
• j claimed full authority of God
  “Are you the messiah, the son of the blessed one?” “I am”
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Question 6

3.4 who was to blame for j’s conviction?

Answer 6

• sanhedrin: determined to get j arrested, believed he was guilty of blasphemy but changed it to treason in order to get him sentenced to death
• pilate: had responsibility to uphold justice yet let an innocent man be sent to death to please a crowd
  “ so pilate, wishing to please the crowd, released barabbas for them”
• crowd: shouted for his death
• j himself: could have defended himself and said v little to pilate
  “jesus made no further reply and pilate was amazed”

Question 7

3.5 what can we learn from the crucifixion and death of j?

Answer 7

• his death removed the barrier of sin between man and God “ and the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom”
• he came for all “surely this man was Gods son!”, a gentile understood j’s divinity
• fulfilled the old testament prophecies
• his human side: “My God My God, why have you forsaken me?” felt separated from God in his last moments

Question 8

3.6 what can we learn from the resurrection of Jesus?

Answer 8

• proof of life after death: jesus overpowered death, c’s believe that everyone will rise after death and the KoG will be established
• shows c’s that good is more powerful than evil