rs mark's gospel: unit 5 (Jesus and those disregarded by society)

Question 1

5.1

what can we learn from the story of the man with leprosy?

Answer 1

• “if you choose, make me clean”
  believed that illness was caused by sin
• “moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him”
  Jesus helped everyone despite if they were disregarded or not and did not care what others thought as showing love and care was more important

Question 2

5.2

what can we learn from the story of the call of Levi?

Answer 2

“as he sat at dinner at Levi’s house, many tax-collectors and sinners were also sitting with Jesus.”

• demonstrates the importance of his mission to outcasts, shows that God’s love is for everyone, including sinners and outcasts
• angered the Jewish religious leaders because Jewish law forbade Jews to associate with outcasts like tax collectors, who were seen as unclean. Jesus went a step further by sharing a meal with these people, so he was breaking ritual laws

Question 3

5.3

what can we learn from the story of the Syro-phoenician’s daughter?

Answer 3

• “even the dogs underneath the children’s table eat the gentiles also believes in him.
  “you may go, the demon has left your daughter”
  shows the Kingdom of God is open to everyone, even gentiles
• jesus is powerful as he was able to heal her from a distance without seeing her or touching her

Question 4

5.4

what can we learn from the story of the epileptic boy?

Answer 4

“all things can be done for the one who believes”
- importance of faith, anything is possible when you believe disciples had been unable to heal the boy because they lacked faith
“i command you, come out of him”
Jesus is powerful as he can heal just by using his word
“this kind can come out only through prayer
shows importance of prayer

Question 5

5.5

what can we learn from the story of the widow at the treasury?

Answer 5

“may rich people put in large sums, A poor widow came along and put in 2 copper coins’
“this poor widow has put in more than all of those who have contributed to the treasury”
- shows that the sacrifice is more important than the sum (sacrificed everything she had to live on happily bc of her love for God, showed love and commitment)

Question 6

5.6

what can we learn from the anointing at Bethany?

Answer 6

“she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head”
“It is a fine and beautiful thing that she has done for me.”
anointing of Jesus was a sign of his imminent death,