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1. According to tradition, who wrote the Gospel of Mark? Why are modern scholars unable to verify that tradition? What themes in the Gospel suggest that it was composed after the Jewish Revolt against Rome had already begun?

2. Describe the three different categories Mark assigns the Son of Man concept. How is this concept related to earlier Jewish writings, such as the books of Ezekiel, Daniel, and I Enoch?

3. Define parable and discuss Jesus’ use of this literary form to describe his vision of God’s kingdom.

4. Why do scholars believe that it is unlikely that one of the Twelve wrote Matthew’s Gospel? From the content of the Gospel, what can we infer about its author and the time and place of its composition

5. Describe some of Luke’s major themes and concerns.

6. Evaluate the evidence for and against the tradition that Luke, Paul’s traveling companion, wrote the Gospel bearing his name.

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Question 1
The common tradition remains grounded on the idea that the gospel of Mark got written
by John Mark. The modern scholars doubt the traditional author of the book because of internal
and external evidence. Internal ones get based on the notion that the author does not name
himself in the text unlike other books in the New Testament. The title also gets attributed to ‘the
gospel of according to Mark’ which equally does not claim its author. According to Moolney
(2002), the external facts remain based on the idea that the early authors during the second
century did not include title or name to the quotes highlighted from the book of Mark.
The book got set when emperor Nero crucified Christians, and many of them remained
exposed to the ravage of the Jewish War. During these days, Christianity continued as a minor
and a weird religion in the Roman Empire. The Jewish revolt against the Roman imperials only
ended after the destruction of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. According to Moolney (2002),
Mark remains aware of this demolition in 70 C.E., proof that he wrote the book shortly after this
time. The theme of suffering, war, and persecution, indicates that the book got composed after
the revolt had already begun.
Question 2
The Son of Man mostly remained used by Jesus and quoted by Mark. He assigns the
concept of the Son of man when talking about the Son of Man as the en...


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