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Name ____________________________ Theology 10 Sacred Scripture Mr. Phillips. Unit Two : The Gospel of Mark. Background of Mk. Author Detectable from contents Text does not _____________ author Knew __________ , but not ____________ Not from ____________ (geographical _______________)
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Name ____________________________Theology 10 Sacred ScriptureMr. Phillips Unit Two: The Gospel of Mark
Background of Mk • Author • Detectable from contents • Text does not _____________ author • Knew __________ , but not ____________ • Not from ____________ (geographical _______________) • Not an ______________ to Jesus’ ministry • From later tradition • _________, secretary to the apostle __________ • Written in __________ • Audience • Mostly __________________ • Christians facing _______________ • Date of Composition: ______________ • __________ canonical Gospel • Time of Christian persecution in Rome under Emperor _________ • Image of Jesus: _____________________ • A disciple of Jesus must embrace the __________ (be ready to __________) • _______________Suffering – the Christian belief that suffering can have ___________
The Messianic Secret • Mk 1 – 8 dominated by _________ and _____________ • After each cure/exorcism, Jesus orders ___________ • Literary device - keeps the full identity of Jesus a ___________
Peter’s Profession of Faith(Mk 8:27-33) • _______________ of Mk • Peter ID’s Jesus as the __________ • In Greek, _________ = messiah = ________________ • Mission of Messiah – __________________ • Peter can’t accept this; he needs to be “healed” of his spiritual _______________
Conditions of Discipleship(Mk 8:34) • Deny Yourself - Discipleship requires ____________ • Take up your Cross – Accept _____________ • Follow Me – Imitate _________, who begins a journey here to Jerusalem to ______ • Jesus spoke this to “the crowd” • ______ Christians called to live out these conditions
Mk’s Portrayal of Jesus’ Disciples • Portrayed as _______________ and _________________ • ___________ betrays Jesus • They _____________ Jesus after his arrest • __________ denies knowing Jesus three times • Why negative portrayal?
Mk’s Passion Narrative(Mk 14 – 15) • PN = an account of Jesus’ ________________ and _____________ • _______ Gospels contain a PN, and _______ are rather similar (not identical) • Mk’s PN emphasizes Jesus’ ____________ and _________________ • Last words of Jesus in Mk:
Mk’s Resurrection Narrative(Mk 16) • RN = an account of Jesus’ ________________ Includes: • Discovery of the __________________ • __________________ of the risen Jesus • _______ Gospels have an RN; somewhat similar, but differences are greater than in the ________ • ____________________ of Mk (16:9-20) are not in all ancient manuscripts of Mk; probably added ___________ by another author • Empty tomb discovered on a ____________________ by _____________________ (and other _____________ )