Mark: Who, what, why, where and when? 1

Read the sections noted, then answer the questions which follow.

What is a Gospel? (pages 17 and 18)
  1. What does the word Gospel mean?
  2. Why did the first Christians use this word?
  3. Why did the earliest Christians not write down the stories of Jesus?
  4. After how many years - do people think - the first Christians started to write things down?
  5. What are the names of the Gospel writers?
  6. Briefly, give the three main reasons why they wrote down the Gospel.
  7. In what ways are the Gospels like modern biographies?
  8. In what ways are the Gospels not like modern biographies?
  9. Why are the Gospels important for Christians today?

Mark: Who, what, why, where and when? 2

Who was Mark (page 18)

  1. According to Christian tradition, which other name did Mark have?
  2. Where was his home?
  3. What was the name of his mother?
  4. Why did Mark travel with Saint Paul?
  5. Why - do people think - Mark left the journey early?
  6. Which apostle does tradition say Mark was close to?
  7. What did Papias say about Mark?
  8. Give two reasons why some people are not sure that the writer of Mark’s Gospel is the same person as John Mark.
  9. What reasons are there for saying that Mark’s Gospel does have a connection with Saint Peter?

 

Mark: Who, what, why, where and when? 3

 

When and where was Mark written? (page 18-19)

  1. What was happening in AD 64 in Rome?
  2. What points to this as the time when Mark was writing?
  3. Why could the Gospel of Mark not have been much later than this?
  4. What reasons are there for saying that Mark’s Gospel was written in Rome?
  5. Why is Mark’s Gospel an especially important source for the life of Jesus?

 

 

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