Chapter 8

Chapter 8

8:1-10; 14-21 You might want to use your own words to express each section. And then you might want to act it as a play.

8:1 What was happening? What was the problem?

8:2 With your own words, describe what Jesus said.

8:3 What was the situation? What choice did Jesus have to make?

8:4 What was the problem as the disciples saw it? How was this problem different from the situation in Mark 6:36?

8:5 How did Jesus start to deal with this problem? How important was the amount of bread that they had?

8:6 What did Jesus do? How did the disciples help? What are the differences between Mark 8:5-6 and Mark 6:38-40?

8:7 What happened? How would people receive the pieces of fish? (Who could have some fish?)

8:8 What do you learn about the seven loaves and few small fish? What do you think about that?

8:9, 10 What do you learn? What are the differences between this and the story in Mark 6:44, 45?

8:11 What was happening? What did the Pharisees want?

8:12 What was happening? What might be the reason why Jesus answered in that way?

8:13 Use your own words to express this.

8:14 Use your own words to describe this.

8:15 What do you think that Jesus meant?

8:16 What were the disciples trying to understand?

8:17 What do you learn about Jesus? What different questions did Jesus ask his disciples? What might be the reason why Jesus did that?

8:18 What was Jesus saying? How would you answer Jesus' question?

8:19, 20 What was Jesus asking? What might be the reason why Jesus asked that? Jesus asked first about the 5000 people and then he asked about the 4000 people. What might be the reason why Jesus asked those things in that way?

8:21 How would you say that? What might be the reason why Jesus asked that question?

8:22-26 You might use your own words to express this. And then you might want to act it as a play.

8:22 Who was there? What was happening?

8:23 Use your own words to express this. What is similar in this incident to the one in Mark 7:33?

8:24 What happened for the man?

8:25 What happened to the man then?

8:26 What happened? How is this different from the incident in Mark 7:36?

8:27-30 You might use your own words to express this. And then you might want to act it as a play.

8:27 What happened? What might be the reason why Jesus asked this question?

8:28 To what question is this the answer? Who was John the Baptist? Who were Elijah and the prophets?

8:29 What do you learn? Who is Jesus? Many things in Mark show who Jesus was. Try to find them and link them with each other. (Look also at the section called 'Who Jesus is'. It is at the end of these questions.)

8:30 What was Jesus telling them to do? When had Jesus told people similar things? You can find many such things in Mark. Try to find them and link them with each other. (Look also at the section called 'Who Jesus is'. It is at the end of these questions.)

8:31-33 You might use your own words to express this. And then you might want to act it as a play.

8:31 What four things did Jesus teach about his future? Here Jesus called himself 'the Son of Man'. What might be the reason why he chose that name for himself here?

8:32 What was Jesus saying here? What do you think about Peter's actions?

8:33 Use your own words to express this. What did Jesus say about Peter? What do you think about that?

8:34-38 You might use your own words to express this. And then you might want to act it as a play.

8:34 Who was there? What was Jesus offering? What is the cost? What do you think about that?

8:35 Use your own words to express this. What did Jesus mean that you should do?

8:36 What is the question?

8:37 What was Jesus saying? What do you think about that?

8:38 What choice is Jesus giving here? What is necessary, if you want to have a good report from the Son of Man?