New Testament Survey 3 Worksheet 3

New Testament Survey 3

Please answer these questions according to the instructor’s notes given in class.

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What is a better approach to reading and studying the New Testament than following the order in our English Bibles?

Which gospel do the vast majority of scholars today believe was the first one to be written?

Until what century was the consensus view that Matthew was the first gospel to be written?

What city was Mark apparently from?

What did early church leaders agree was the foundation for Mark's Gospel?

In what year did Mark most likely finish his Gospel?

What did Mark connect the beginning of the good news regarding Jesus with?

What did the Spirit descend on Jesus to do when he was baptized?

What was the unique note that Mark included about the temptation of Jesus?

What was the nearness of God's kingdom signaled by?

Why didn't Jesus permit the demons to reveal any information about him?

What did Jesus do to limit the attention placed on him as his popularity grew?

What did Jesus tell the religious leaders that he had the authority to do besides heal sickness?

When the Pharisees watched Jesus heal a man on the Sabbath, what two responses did he have to their hardness of heart?

Which three apostles did Jesus give special names to?

How should the unforgiveable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit be understood?

Whom should we be cautious not to view too highly like so many do today?

What explanation did Jesus give to his disciples about why he began teaching in parables in Mark 4?

What were the two parables in Mark 4:26–32 about?

How did Jesus demonstrate his authority over nature for the first time in Mark?

When Jesus said that the 12-year-old girl who had died was just sleeping, what was he talking about?

When Mark said that Jesus was not able to do many miracles in Nazareth because of the people's unbelief, what was not his point?

When Mark said that Jesus was not able to do many miracles in Nazareth because of the people's unbelief, what was his point?

What were the 12 disciples not to take with them when Jesus sent them out in pairs to preach, drive out demons, and heal?

What was apparently the purpose of the interruption about John in Mark 6:17–29?

What do the hardened hearts of the disciples remind us of?

When Jesus declared all foods clean, what did he essentially discontinue?

What people were considered to be unclean just like certain foods were considered to be unclean?

What did the disciples need to be on guard against?

Why did Jesus deliberately use a two-stage approach when he healed a blind man?

When Jesus called Peter "Satan," what did this statement not indicate?

When Jesus called Peter "Satan," what did this statement indicate?

What was Jesus doing instead of telling us to mutilate ourselves?

What Scripture verse tells us that Jesus mentioned sexual immorality as an exception for divorce?

What is salvation only possible through?

What did Jesus teach that true greatness requires?