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A :

Write out your 6 "Key Verses" for this week's readings : Give chapter and verse, and write out the complete verses.

B :

1. Write a paragraph comparing the Gospel of Mark with the Gospel of Matthew. What does Matthew contain that Mark does not? Why do you think Matthew included extra material?
2. Using the text-book or any other sources (remember to cite your sources), write a short account of what we know about Mark (also known as John Mark)
3. Using the Parable of the Sower (Mark, chapter 4) write short character sketches of actors' parts for a play illustrating each of the types of ground
4. Write an account of the healing of the Gadarene man, from the view-point of the man who was healed. Write as if you were telling the story to people in your home town.
5. Write an account of the healing of Jairus' daughter, from the view-point of her father. Write as if you were telling the story to the people in the synagogue.
6. Write an account of the imprisonment and death of John the Baptist, from the view-point of Herodias (not Herod). Write as if you were Herodias, telling the story to one of her servant girls.
7. Write an account of the healing of the daughter of the Syrophoenician ("Greek") woman near Tyre. Write as if you were the woman, telling the story to her daughter afterwards.
8. Write an account of the healing of the deaf and dumb boy (Mark, chapter 9), from the point of view of the boy's father. Write as if you were the father, telling the story to your family back home.
9. How did Jesus settle the dispute as to who was the greatest of the disciples
10. How did Jesus react to the disciples trying to stop children being brought to Him
11. Write an account of the healing of Bartimaeus, from the view-point of Bartimaeus. Write as if you were Bartimaeus, telling a group of children what happened.
12. What was wrong with the way the Temple in Jerusalem was being used, and what did Jesus tell the people that the Temple should be used for (see Mark, chapter 11)
13. Using Mark, chapter 12, describe two of the ways in which the scribes, Pharisees and Herodians tried to trap Jesus. How did Jesus deal with them
14. Why do you think Judas Iscariot decided to betray Jesus ? (No-one really knows, but try to think what reasons he might have had)
15. Write an account of the Last Supper, from the view-point of one of Jesus' disciples. Write as if you were telling the story to your grandchildren several years later.
16. Write an account of Jesus' prayer and betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane, from the view-point of John Mark (who might have been the young man mentioned in Mark 14:51-52) Write as if you were telling your mother when you got back home.
17. Write an account of the "trial" of Jesus at the house of the High Priest, from the view-point of Peter. Write as if you were telling the story to the rest of the disciples that same day.
18. Write an account of the "trial" of Jesus before Pilate, from the view-point of Pilate. Write as if you were Pilate, telling his wife about it later that day.
19. Write an account of the Crucifixion of Jesus, from the view-point of Simon of Cyrene. Write as if you were writing a letter to Alexander and Rufus back home.
20. Write an account of the events described in Mark, chapter 16, from the view-point of Mary Magdalene. Write as if you were telling the story to your grandchildren several years later.