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Lesson OneServant of God, Servant of All (Mark 2–7)18 Activities2 Assessments
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Lesson TwoGood News and the Son of God (Mark 1, 8–9, 11–12, 15, 16:1–8)14 Activities
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Lesson ThreeSecond Exodus (Isa 40–41, 61, Jer 31)15 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourProphet and Son of Man (Deut 18:18, Dan 7:13–14, Mark 10, 13–14)14 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveAuthor and Audience14 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Lesson 2, Activity 9
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In | Workbook: Looking Ahead – Baptismal Formulae in Mark and the New Testament
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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
- 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.
- 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.