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Verses 1-8 Jesus Has Risen
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1When the Sabbath was over,
Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they
might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
2Very early on the first day
of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
3and they asked each other,
“Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
4But when they looked up,
they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.
5As they entered the tomb,
they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and
they were alarmed.
6“Don’t be alarmed,” he said.
“You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is
not here. See the place where they laid him.
7But go, tell his disciples
and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into
8Trembling and bewildered,
the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because
they were afraid.
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Concerning Jesus having risen,
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1)
What did Mary
Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome do when the Sabbath was over?
o
They bought
spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
2)
When should Jesus’
body have been anointed?
o
Jesus’ body should
have been anointed when he was buried.
3)
Why was Jesus’
body not anointed when he was buried?
o
It was because
there was not enough time to do so before the Sabbath began.
4)
What day was the
day after the Sabbath?
o
The day after the
Sabbath was the first day of the week, i.e., Sunday.
5)
At what time of
the first day of the week did these women go to the tomb?
o
Very early on the
first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb.
6)
What did these
women ask each other about?
o
They asked each
other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
7)
Why did the women
ask the question?
o
It was because
the stone was very large.
8)
Why did the women
not ask the disciples to come and help?
o
The disciples
were either afraid or had fled, no where to be found.
9)
How do we depict the
women’s mentality in going to anoint Jesus’ body while knowing that by their
own strength they could not do it?
o
They went to anoint
Jesus’ body by faith.
10)
What level of
determination did the women have for anointing Jesus’ body?
o
They bought
spices first and then went to anoint Jesus’ body even though they did not know
who would roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb.
11)
What did the
women find when they arrived at the tomb?
o
When they looked
up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away.
12)
Why was it said
that the women looked up when they looked at the entrance to the tomb?
o
The tomb might be
on the side of a hill and the women had to walk up the hill to get to the tomb.
13)
What did the
women see as they entered the tomb?
o
As they entered
the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right
side.
14)
Who was the young
man the women saw?
o
He was an angel.
15)
What was the
reaction of the women when they saw the angel?
o
They were alarmed.
16)
What did the
angel say to calm the women down?
o
“Don’t be
alarmed,” he said.
17)
What did the
angel say about Jesus whose body the women expected to find lying dead in the
tomb?
o
The angel said, “You
are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not
here. See the place where they laid him."
18)
What was the flaw
in the centurion’s confession of Jesus upon Jesus’ death in the previous
chapter?
o
The flaw was that
he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” while he should have said, “Surely
this man is the Son of God!”
19)
What would the centurion
have confessed of Jesus if he had witnessed what the angel told the women at
the tomb?
o
He would have
said, “Surely this man is the Son of God!”
20)
What did the
angel tell the women to tell Jesus’ disciples?
o
The angels said,
“But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into
21)
Why did the angel
specifically mention Peter apart from mentioning the disciples?
o
It was because
Peter had denied Jesus three times and needed to be reinstated.
22)
When did Jesus
tell his disciples that he would go ahead of them into
o
Jesus told his
disciples that he would go ahead of them into
23)
What was the
women’s reaction at the angel’s words?
o
They were trembling
and bewildered.
24)
What was said of the
women’s departure from the tomb?
o
They went out and
fled from the tomb.
25)
Did the women go
and tell the disciples what the angels had said and why?
o
They said nothing
to anyone, because they were afraid.
26)
Were the women
afraid when they arrived at the tomb?
o
No.
27)
Why were the
women afraid when they left the tomb?
o
The vision and words
of the angel made them afraid.
28)
What can be said
about the faith of the women who went to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body but did
not tell the disciples that Jesus had risen from the dead?
o
They had enough
faith to go to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body but not enough faith to tell the
disciples that Jesus had risen from the dead.
o
In other words
they were more inclined to believe that Jesus was dead than that he was alive
regardless of the angel’s words.
29)
What were the
women afraid of?
o
They were afraid
of spreading the news of Jesus’ rise from the dead.
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Verses 1-8 Jesus Has Risen
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CONCLUSION OF THE GOSPEL OF
MARK
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30)
Did the disciples
ever confess Jesus as the Son of God?
o
No.
31)
In what way was the
disciples’ confession of Jesus as the Christ flawed?
o
They primarily
viewed Jesus as a military figure who would deliver the Jews from the rule of
the Romans and restore the kingdom to
32)
What can we
conclude about the disciples’ grasp of the reality of Jesus?
o
They had
difficulties grasping the reality of Jesus.
33)
How did the
disciples fare in their relationship with Jesus in the end?
o
All of them
failed Jesus.
34)
What kind of
ending does the gospel of Mark have?
o
The gospel of
Mark is open ended and there is no conclusion.
35)
What is the
writer of the gospel of Mark telling the readers with the open-endedness of the
book?
o
It is left up to
readers of the gospel account to draw their own conclusion about who they think
Jesus is.
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CONCLUSION OF THE GOSPEL OF
MARK
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