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Sandlin Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the soul? | Your self |
| What is significant about what Jesus said in Mark 8:34? | It is the first time the word cross is mentioned in the book of Mark. |
| What does transfigure mean? | Change shape, appearance, or form |
| What happens during the transfiguration? | Jesus becomes radiant; his face shines like the sun. |
| Where did the transfiguration take place? | Mt. Tabor |
| Who do Peter, James, and John see Jesus with on Mt. Tabor? What is their significance? | Moses and Elijah. Moses represents the Old Law, Elijah represents the prophets. Jesus is greater than both and fulfills both. |
| What is significant about the Mount of Olives? | Jesus began his Triumphal Entry here. |
| Which gospels say that Jesus' face shone like the Sun on Mt. Tabor? | Matthew and Luke |
| What enveloped Jesus and those around him during the transfiguration? | A bright cloud |
| What does the word Shekinah mean? | The bisible presence of God's glory. (Hebrew) |
| Who saw Jesus and those around him during the Transfiguration? | Peter, James, and John, the sons of Zebedee. |
| What did the disciples do when Jesus charged them not to tell anyone about his transfiguration? | They took it figuratively and started questioning each other as to what Jesus meant. |
| When Jesus and those who were with him came down from Mt. Tabor after the transfiguration, what were they met with? | The other apostles could not heal a boy with a demon and there was a great commotion and crowd. The father said, "I beleive; help my unbelief!" |
| What were the apostles arguing about when they were talking about who is the greatest? | They were talking about who was going to be seated at the right hand of Jesus when he is ruling over the Romans. |
| What does Jesus mean when he said to become like a child? | He meant to give up all the power you have and to give up your status. |
| What does Jesus mean when he says, "Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism whith which I am baptized?" | He means are they going to be able to suffer and die as he is. |
| What does Bartimaeus the blind beggar say to Jesus as he is leaving Jericho? What does Bartimaeus do after jesus heals him? | "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Bartimaeus follows Jesus. |
| What is significant about the story of Bartimaeus? | It mirrors Peter's confession. |
| What chapter does the Triumphal Entry begin in Mark? | Mark 11 |
| What happens during the Triumphal Entry? | Jesus gets on a colt on which "no one has ever sat." He rides into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. |
| What is the significance about the Triumphal Entry? | Jesus' kingship is recognized Jerusalem is the city of David Fulfills Zechariah's prophecy |
| What does Hosanna mean? | Save please! |
| What did the Triumphal Entry look like to the Romans? | An act of war. |
| Why did Jesus enter the Temple and look around? | He came to judge the temple and determine its spiritual purity. It was also late. |
| What is the significance of Jesus cursing the fig tree? | As it goes with the fig tree, so it will go with the Temple, Israel, and the body of Christ. The fig tree is not bearing fruit, nor is the Temple. |
| Why did Jesus drive the people out of the temple? | The sellers were taking advantage of the poor who were traveling to make their sacrifices for the Passover. |
| *Do we need to know what texts Jesus is pulling from in the lesson of the fig tree? | |
| What does Jeremiah say bout say about the Israelites in the temple? | He says that the people are trusting in the Temple, not in God. The people are unjust and wicked. |
| What does the cursing of the fig tree have to do with "it was not the season for figs?" | The tree was leafy, but bore no fruit. It was deceptive. |
| Who are the Pharisees rejecting? | They are rejecting John the Baptist, Jesus, the prophets, and God. |
| What does the Parable of the Tenants mean? | The Master is God, the beloved son is Jesus. After the master of the winepress sends all of the servants (prophets) to the vineyard (kingdom of God)& winepress and they are killed by the tenants (leaders of Israel), he sends his son, whom they also kill. |
| What was Jesus' answer to the Saducees' deceptive question about the 7 times' married woman? | There is no marriage in heaven, for we will all be like angels. |
| In what year did the Romans destroy the temple in Jerusalem? | 70 A.D. |
| Describe what each day of Passion week is named and/or means. | Palm Sunday: The Triumphal Entry Holy Monday: Judgement on Temple Holy Tuesday: Teach Holy Wednesday: Teach Maundy Thursday: Foot washing/anointing Good Friday: Friday Holy Saturday: Jesus' body lay in tomb Easter Sunday: Resurrection of Jesus |
| What is Holy Excess? | When you do something "over the top" for religious purposes. |
| How much was the perfume worth that Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus with? | 300 denarii, around $30,000 dollars today. 300 days wages. |
| How did Mary of Bethany anoint Jesus? | She broke the whole bottle of perfume over his head. |
| What did Jesus say in response to Judas' criticism of Mary of Bethany anointing Jesus? | -"She has done a beautiful thing." -"She did what she could." -"She has anointed my body before burial." |
| How much did Judas betray Jesus for? | 30 pieces of silver, which was about the price for a slave. |
| What are the key features of the Last Supper during the Passover? | * Passover meal -> unleavened bread -> bitter herbs -> roasted lamb * burned what you couldn't eat * upper room of house * Jesus predicts his betrayal * "This is my body" * "This is my blood" * "Do this in remembrance of me" |
| *Sacrament? Rite ? -> pertaining to the Lord's Supper? Elements? | |
| What are the key features of the Lord's Supper? | * Christian Rite (ritual) -> unleavened bread, wine * Remembering Christ * Proclaiming Jesus' death until he comes * Communion, together |
| What was unleavend bread? | It is bread of haste. Israel ate it because they were going to leave Egypt in haste. |
| What is the significance of the bitter herbs? | So the Israelites would remember the bitterness of their slavery in Egypt. |
| What is Transubstatiation? | No bread in communion, it truly becomes the body of Christ. |
| How did Judas betray Jesus? | With a kiss |
| How did Judas die? | He hanged himself. |
| What makes destroying the Temple bad? (worthy of death) | This would have been a sign of rebellion to the Romans, since they controlled the temple through the Saducees. |
| What did the Jewish leaders charge Jesus with? | Blasphemy |
| Why did Pilate condemn Jesus? | To keep the peace in Jerusalem. |
| How did the Jewish leaders mock Jesus? | They treated him as a false prophet. They blindfolded him and hit him in the face. |
| What motive did Jesus have to die on the cross? | As a sin offering, to fulfill prophecy, and to obey the God's will. |
| What motive did the Jewish leaders have for killing Jesus? | Jesus undermined their authority. |
| How did Jesus suffer? *Research this one some more. | He was struck, flogged, had a crowm of thorns beaten on his head with a staff, he bore his own cross, was nailed, crucified, and completely exhausted. |
| What shame did Jesus endure? | He was blindfolded & mocked as a false prophet, betrayed, his kingship was mocked, he was stripped naked, flogged, crucified, fell while carrying his cross, and mocked by Herod and his soldiers. |
| What phenomenon happened when Jesus died? | Darkness from noon to 3 pm (6-9 for them). There was an earthquake and dead saints walking around (only in Matthew), and the veil in the Temple was torn from top to bottom. |
| Who did the Romans usually reserve crucifixion for? | Slaves & rebels against Rome |
| Who was Joseph of Arimathea & what did he do? What was the significance of what he did? | He was a high-rannking member of the Sanhedrin. He laid Jesus in his personal family tomb in Jerusalem. This was very expensive. |
| What did Jesus say on the cross in Matthew and Mark? | "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" |
| What did Jesus say on the cross in the Gospel of Luke? | "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise." "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" |
| What did Jesus say on the cross in the Gospel of John? | "Woman, behold, your son!... Behold, your mother!" "I thirst." "It is finished." |
| What Markean themes are there in his account of the crucifixion? | Suffering servant |
| What Lukean themes are there in his account of the crucifixion? | Womeon on way to cross Jesus saves the thief Jesus prays |
| What does it mean to be the Son of God? | To have all power and authority, but also to suffer. |
| How did Jesus die? | He laid down his life. He yielded up his Spirit to God. |
| Jesus was _____, ______, and died by the _______ ______. | Jesus was born, lived, and died by the Holy Spirit. |
| What was the Sanhedrin? | The ruling council of the Jews in Jerusalem. |
| What is the ending of Mark called? | A text variant. |
| Who was Cleopas? | The man on the road to Emmaus in Luke's Gospel. |
| What are the similarities and differences in the Resurrection accounts? | Matthew: Guards, 1 angel, earthquakes, Mark: Luke: Two men in dazzling apparel, the Road to Emmaus, Jesus unrecognized John: Only Mary Magdalene. She thought he was a gardener. Peter was reinstated. Thomas felt Jesus' side. |
| What similarities in the Resurrection story are in all four gospels? | Mary Magdalene, Jesus appeared to the apostles, Jesus Resurrected, angel/angels in the tomb |
| Why is it odd that women are the first to see Jesus in all four gospels? | It was basically evidence against the Gospel writers. Back then, women could not testify in court. They weren't viewed as "trustworthy." |
| What happened when Jesus dies according to Luke? | He goes to be with the Father. |
| In the Gospel of Luke, did the apostles believe the women? | Nope. |
| What is so important about the Road to Emmaus story? | It is our story. Jesus opens our eyes to see as well. |
| Where did Mary, Martha, & Lazarus live? | Bethany |
| Which gospel contains more stories about demon posession than any other? | Mark |
| In Matthew's genealogy, Jesus is presented as the heir of which important Old Testament figures? | Abraham and David |
| The magi visit Jesus in which gospel? | Matthew |
| In which gospel do the shepherds visit Jesus? | Luke |
| Who was the king that tried to kill Jesus as a child? | Herod the Great |
| Which event plays a central role in the Synoptic Gospels and acts as a turning point in Mark's Gospel? | Peter's confession |
| The angel who came to Joseph was named... | Gabriel |
| Where did Joseph take his wife and new son to ____ to escape the king who wanted to kill Jesus? | Egypt |
| Jesus was born in the city of ________? | Bethlehem |
| Which gospel's nativity story includes stories of Jesus' circumcision? | Luke |
| In which gospel does the geneology stop at Adam? | Luke |
| In which gospel does the geneology stop at Abraham? | Matthew |
| In which gospel do Anna, Simeon, and Elizabeth bless Jesus? | Luke |
| In which gospel does Jesus' family go to Egypt? | Matthew |
| In which gospel does Jesus' family go to Jerusalem when he was a boy? | Luke |