Which of the following statements best describes discipleship as it is presented in Mark’s Gospel?

Jesus’ disciples doubt him yet continue to have faith in him

Which of the following best describes a Markan sandwich?

Mark interrupts a story with what appears to be an unrelated story

Powerful priests who did not involve themselves in political affairs

A powerful group within Jewish society who believed in angels and afterlife

The audience for Mark’s Gospel was:

A Christian community of Gentile origin living in Rome

A nature miracle is best described as:

Powers to control an ability to control mother nature

Which of the following best describes the features of a miracle story in Mark’s Gospel?

Need, request help, Jesus action/s, result, response from crowd

People who thought they were faithful to God

The word “Gospel” means

A. Good news, coming from the Greek word, evangelion

Redaction criticism is:

An analysis of the way in which the Biblical text has been edited

Miracle stories in Mark’s Gospel can be classified as:

Healing, exorcism and nature miracles

A political group who were trying to end Roman rule of Palestine

A relatable story, told by Jesus, with a hidden meaning

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Which of the following statements best describes discipleship as it is presented in Mark’s Gospel?
Jesus’ disciples doubt him yet continue to have faith in him
Jesus’ disciples are unruly people who have little regard for others
Jesus’ disciples are lawless people who have been reformed by Jesus
Jesus’ disciples are flawless; they are learners who understand Jesus
2
Which of the following best describes a Markan sandwich?
Mark interrupts a story with what appears to be an unrelated story
Mark uses redaction to tell stories involving Jesus and food
Mark has Jesus interrupt a speaker by telling a parable
Mark edits together two different texts to form a parable
3
Sadducees were:
Powerful priests who did not involve themselves in political affairs
Devout lay men who lived strictly according to the Law
Devout lay men who lived as part of the Qumran community
A group within Jewish society who believed in angels and life after death
4
Pharisees were:
Powerful men who acknowldged some of the Jewish tradition
Devout lay men who lived strictly according to the God’s Law
A group of men who had authority to offer sacrifice in the Temple
A powerful group within Jewish society who believed in angels and afterlife
5
The audience for Mark’s Gospel was:
A Christian community of Gentile origin living in Asia Minor
A Christian community of Gentile origin living in Antioch
A Christian community of Gentile origin living in Jerusalem
A Christian community of Gentile origin living in Rome
6
A nature miracle is best described as:
Powers to control an ability to control mother nature
Powers to control an inability to control mother nature
Powers to control an ability to control the nature over evil
Powers to heal those with illness
7
Which of the following best describes the features of a miracle story in Mark’s Gospel?
Need, request help, Jesus action/s, result, response from crowd
Need, request help, disciples’ action/s, result, response from Jesus
Need, request for privacy, Jesus action/s, result, response
Need, request help, disciples’ action/s, result, response from crowd
8
Essenes were:
A well-educated group who were trying to end Roman rule
People who liked to carry out sacrifices in the temple
People who thought they were faithful to God
A group of performers, going from town to town entertaining others
9
The word “Gospel” means
A. Good news, coming from the Hebrew word, ruah
A. Go tell, coming from the Hebrew word, rahamine
A. Go tell, coming from the Greek word monotheism
A. Good news, coming from the Greek word, evangelion
10
Redaction criticism is:
An analysis of the way in which the Biblical text reflects the culture
An analysis of the way in which the Biblical text has been written
An analysis of the authorship of the Biblical text
An analysis of the way in which the Biblical text has been edited
11
The synoptic Gospels are:
Matthew, Mark, Paul and Luke
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Matthew, Mark, Paul and John
Matthew, Mark and Luke
12
Miracle stories in Mark’s Gospel can be classified as:
Healing, exorcism and nature miracles
Compassion, exorcism and nurture miracles
Healing, nature miracles and exercises
Healing, nature miracles and parables
13
Scholars generally believe that the Gospel of Mark was written:
In Rome around the year 70 CE
In Bethlehem around the year 90 CE
In Jerusalem around the year 70 CE
In Rome around the year 20 CE
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Zealots were
A political group who were trying to end Roman rule of Palestine
A powerful people who believed in angels and life after death
A teacher, like Jesus, who travelled from place to place teaching
One who was literate and transcribed the writings of the Prophets
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A Gospel parable is:
A relatable story, told by Jesus, with a hidden meaning
A mundane story, told by Jesus that confirms the status quo
A mundane story, told by Jesus, that intrigues the Pharisees
A relatable story, that always forms part of a Markan sandwich

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