1.    (a) Comment on the significance of John the Baptist and his work according to Mark.

(b) Has John the Baptist any meaning for modern Christians?

2.    (a) Explain the importance of (i) the Baptism and (ii) the Temptation of Jesus in relation to his ministry, according to Mark

(b) What comment can you make on the following: 'A Christian should not be tempted to do anything wrong'?

3.    (a) Comment on the significance of exorcisms in Mark's gospel

(b) How may a modern Christian understand the gospel accounts of demon-possession?

4.    (a) Explain the importance of miracles of healing in Mark's gospel. (b) Discuss the attitude of modern Christians to spiritual healing.

5.    (a) Give three examples of conflicts or controversies in the ministry of Jesus.

(b) What is the value of these stories to modern Christians?

 

6.    (a) Summarize what the parables of Mark's gospel teach about the Kingdom of God.

(b) From your study of the early Church, give some examples of how the little parables of Mark 2 :21-22 point to what actually happened.

7.    (a) Give three examples of different kinds of responses to Jesus in his ministry.

(b) Discuss modem responses to the Good News of Jesus Christ.

8.    (a) In what ways did Jesus have to face rejection, according to Mark?

(b) How might Christians today have to face rejection?

9.    (a) Discuss the picture which Mark gives of the disciples. (b) How can this be helpful to Christians today?

10.  (a) What picture does Mark give of the Pharisees?

(b) Are there any warnings for the Church today in what Mark says about them?

11.  If you have previously studied the gospel of Luke, compare the aims of Luke with Mark, in writing his gospel, and comment on similarities and differences between the two writers.

12.  Explain the following passages and comment on how they may be understood by modern Christians:

(a) 'I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.'

 

(b) 'But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven.'

 

(c) 'Go back home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how kind he has been to you.'