St. Mark's Gospel Key Words Flashcards

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Disciples

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Followers of Jesus

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The eye of a needle

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A metaphor used by Jesus to show that wealth makes it difficult to enter the kingdom of God

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The Kingdom

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The rule of God in people’s lives

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4
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Levi

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A tax collector who was called to be a disciple

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Peter’s Denial

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The way Peter said he was not a follower of Jesus after the arrest of Jesus

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Self-sacrifice

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Putting other people’s needs before your own

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Service

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An act of help or assistance

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8
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Sons of Zebedee

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The brothers James of John whom Jesus called to follow him

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True family

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Those who follow the teaching of Jesus

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True greatness

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The teaching of Jesus that service of others is true greatness

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The twelve

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The twelve selected from the disciples to be Jesus’ closest followers

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Corban

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A gift dedicated to God which meant it could not be used for anything else

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13
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Fasting

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Going without food on certain days as a sign of devotion to God

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14
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The law

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The collection of laws handed down by God and collected in the Torah

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15
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Palm Sunday

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The Sunday before Good Friday when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey

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Passion

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The sufferings of Jesus, especially in the time leading up to his crucifixion

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Pharisees

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A religious group whose aim was to keep the tradition Jewish faith alive

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Ritual Cleanliness

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The Jewish laws on food and washing which prevented anything unclean from entering the body

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Sabbath

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The Jewish day of rest on the seventh day of the week

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Saducees

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A group of priests who controlled the temple and collaborated with the Romans

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Scribes

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Religious lawyers, originally men, who made copies of the Torah

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Sinners

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Those who did not follow all the Jewish laws

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The Temple

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The building in Jerusalem where sacrifices were made

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Blasphemy

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Associating oneself with God

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Crucifixion

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The Roman death penalty suffered by Jesus when he was nailed to the cross

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Gethsemane

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The place where Jesus was arrested

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Golgotha

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The place of the skull; the place where Jesus was crucified

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Judas Iscariot

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The disciple who betrayed Jesus

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Last Supper

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The last meal Jesus ate with his disciples which founded the Eucharist

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Passover

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Jewish festival celebrating the release from Egypt

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Pontius Pilate

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The Roman procurator of Judea

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Sanhedrin

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The supreme Jewish council which found Jesus guilty of blasphemy

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Upper room

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The place where the Last Supper was held

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Baptism

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Confessing sins and being immersed in water as a sign of purification

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Confession

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An acknowledgement or declaration of something

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Elijah

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The Old Testament believed to return before the Messiah

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Healing Miracle

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A miracle in which Jesus shows his power over sickness

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Jairus

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The synagogue rules whose daughter was brought back to life by Jesus

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John the Baptist

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The man who baptised Jesus in the river Jordan

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Legion

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A man from whom Jesus cast out many demons

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Messiah

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the anointed one who would bring in God’s Kingdom

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Moses

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The Old Testament prophet to whom God gave his laws

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Nature Miracle

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A miracle in which jesus shows his power over nature

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Son of Man

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A title used by Jesus himself, probably meaning he would suffer before bringing in God’s Kingdom

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Transfiguration

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When Jesus’ appearance was changed

46
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Feast of Unleavened Bread

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The first day of the Passover festival