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The Gospel of Mark

  1. Lesson One
    Servant of God, Servant of All (Mark 2–7)
    18 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Good News and the Son of God (Mark 1, 8–9, 11–12, 15, 16:1–8)
    14 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Second Exodus (Isa 40–41, 61, Jer 31)
    15 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Prophet and Son of Man (Deut 18:18, Dan 7:13–14, Mark 10, 13–14)
    14 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Author and Audience
    14 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

  1. The language of these formulae changes, as do some of their components, but the message is the same. Briefly summarize in your own words the meaning of Baptism in the New Testament. 
  1. Briefly describe the relationship of the instructions in the last row that begins with “believe in the good news.” How does the command by Mark relate to the language used by later writers?

For Mark and for the New Testament writers, believing in the good news is about “putting on weapons of light” and “waking up sober,” and moving from Satan’s power to God’s. In these formulae we can see not only how New Testament books influenced one another, but also how important baptism was in the Early Church. It was understood to be a pivotal moment in each believer’s spiritual life.