Unit 2

Question 0

“INRI”

Answer 0

Means Jesus of Nazareth “King of Jews”

-placed above cross stating crime he committed

Question 1

anastasis

Answer 1

Greek for “to be raised up”

-Judicial term (in a court of law) = you are not guilty

Question 2

Barabas

Answer 2

Zealot; killed government official and was being tried
Not his name- actually Jesus Barabbas
People wanted a warrior messiah, Jesus of Nazareth was not
Gentile knew the true son of God, Jews did not

Question 3

Legal grounds for Jesus’ arrest?

Answer 3

He disturbed the peace (at the temple)

Question 4

Why would Romans view Jesus as a threat?

Answer 4

People were calling him King, preaching of new kingdom…also hung with zealots

Question 5

Why would Sadducees view Jesus as a threat?

Answer 5

They could be killed by a revolt
“Better for one man to die than a whole nation”
Also did not believe in messiahs, eternal life

Question 6

Sanhedrin

Answer 6

Highest Jewish court; made up of mostly Sadducees

Question 7

What was Jesus charged with?

Answer 7

Political anarchist (crime of a zealot)
Roman offense, not Jewish law
Crucifixion only a Roman punishment for political prisoners

Question 8

Pontus Pilate

Answer 8

Roman procurator-military governor
Historians say he was a terrible governor: lost money executed untried prisoners
Gospel says he wanted to help Jesus

Question 9

Gospel

Answer 9

evangelion- "good announcement"
Military term
Emphasize a basis of faith
-not historical Jesus 
They do not give us a historical portrait of Jesus; they give us a portrait of faith

Question 10

Evangelist

Answer 10

One who tells good news

Military term

Question 11

Historical consciousness

Answer 11

Everything written was in a particular time and place

Question 12

Parousia

Answer 12

“Triumphal return”
The return of Jesus in glory at the end of time
(The second coming)
-military term

Question 13

Mark

Answer 13

65-70 A.D. (time of Christian persecutions, zealot revolt, diaspora, city destroyed)
Audience: gentile-Christians being persecuted
Portrait of Jesus: an unrecognized suffering servant
-person of actions rather than words
Genealogy: none. Because it would’ve taken too much time, gentile audience would not know the people, servants do not have families
Summary of mark: “Pick up your cross and follow me”

Question 14

Faith and religion?

Answer 14

Are inseparable because we cannot truly have one without the other. If we try to sustain our faith without expressing it through religion, it will eventually fade away. Our religion becomes an empty ritual without faith.

Question 15

How can we express our faith?

Answer 15

Through service and sacrifice offered on behalf of our neighbor, along with worship and adoration
-pray: communal and individual, sacraments, service, charity, justice

Question 16

What is faith?

Answer 16

It is both a gift from God and also rooted in human freedom, because we have the choice to willingly accept God’s invitation to believe.

Question 17

How can we nourish our faith?

Answer 17

We can nourish our faith by reading the scriptures regularly and prayerfully, engaging in acts of charity and works of justice, and seeking the support of other believers

Question 18

How to follow the demonstration of how to surrender our whole selves?

Answer 18

Minds, hearts, and spirits-to the truth God has revealed to us

Question 19

What does being a disciple of Jesus mean?

Answer 19

Imitating Jesus’ words and actions, try to make his values, attitudes, and priorities our own, treat people how he treated them-with dignity, passion , and love, recognize and accept Jesus as the 2nd person of the blessed trinity and that we are all adopted children of God

Question 20

What does evangelization mean?

Answer 20

To share our faith in Jesus and the good news of his life, death, and resurrection, through both our words and deeds