St. Mark's Gospel Key Words Flashcards
Disciples
Followers of Jesus
The eye of a needle
A metaphor used by Jesus to show that wealth makes it difficult to enter the kingdom of God
The Kingdom
The rule of God in people’s lives
Levi
A tax collector who was called to be a disciple
Peter’s Denial
The way Peter said he was not a follower of Jesus after the arrest of Jesus
Self-sacrifice
Putting other people’s needs before your own
Service
An act of help or assistance
Sons of Zebedee
The brothers James of John whom Jesus called to follow him
True family
Those who follow the teaching of Jesus
True greatness
The teaching of Jesus that service of others is true greatness
The twelve
The twelve selected from the disciples to be Jesus’ closest followers
Corban
A gift dedicated to God which meant it could not be used for anything else
Fasting
Going without food on certain days as a sign of devotion to God
The law
The collection of laws handed down by God and collected in the Torah
Palm Sunday
The Sunday before Good Friday when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey
Passion
The sufferings of Jesus, especially in the time leading up to his crucifixion
Pharisees
A religious group whose aim was to keep the tradition Jewish faith alive
Ritual Cleanliness
The Jewish laws on food and washing which prevented anything unclean from entering the body
Sabbath
The Jewish day of rest on the seventh day of the week
Saducees
A group of priests who controlled the temple and collaborated with the Romans
Scribes
Religious lawyers, originally men, who made copies of the Torah
Sinners
Those who did not follow all the Jewish laws
The Temple
The building in Jerusalem where sacrifices were made
Blasphemy
Associating oneself with God
