New Testament 1
Gospel of Mark 6:1 to 7:37
Lecture 18
The Third Stage of Jesus’ Galilean Ministry (6:1 to 7:37)
•	This section demonstrates the growing _____________________.to Jesus.
•	It begins in _____________________.and continues into the following sections and chapters.
The Rejection at Nazareth (6:1-6a)
•	This visit to Nazareth bears some likeness to a visit to the town in _____________________.4:16-30.  Most believe there is not enough evidence to identify the two accounts as the same visit. 
•	They wanted Jesus to do miracles but he refuses except in a few cases and their now _____________________.spirits are left alone once and for all.
The Third Stage of Jesus’ Ministry Begins (6:6b-29)
•	 Another Galilee Tour (6:6b)
This appears to have been Jesus’ _____________________.tour of Galilee (Mk 1:35-45 for the first) 
The second tour is not recorded by_____________________., but is referred in Luke 8:1-3.
2. The Mission of the Twelve (6:7-13)
The twelve doubtless had on other occasions rendered service for Christ, but this appears to be their first definite_____________________..
Matthew 9:35 explains that Jesus sent them out because he was moved with _____________________.on the multitudes.
Notice they were: 
•	sent out in _____________________. (v. 7)—probably so that they could encourage one another, confirm one another’s witness, and relieve one another when they were weary.
•	 endowed with _____________________. (7b) and 
•	 given specific instructions (8-11).
Verses 12 and 13 summarize their work: _____________________., casting out demons, and healing the sick.
3) The Reaction of Herod to Jesus’ Work (6:14-16)
The Herod of these verses was Herod_____________________., sone of Herod the Great and tetrarch of Galilee and Perea.  It was to Herod Antipas that _____________________.sent Jesus during the course of His trial.  Herod’s frightened reaction to the news of Jesus’ work and his apostles reveals something of the tremendous impact that the ministry of Jesus was making on the people.
4) The Death of John the Baptist (6:17-29).
II. The Ministry of Jesus in Regions about Galilee (6:30-9:50).
This period along with section III (10:1 to 52) is a period of growing_____________________..  It begins a year before the crucifixion.  Jesus is frequently attempting to get away from the _____________________.and to spend more time with the apostles.  
Four Reasons for the Withdrawals According to Robertson:
•	To get away from the _____________________.of Herod Antipas
•	To avoid _____________________.of the Jewish rulers
•	To _____________________.
•	To instruct the apostles
The last two were probably Jesus’ main reasons for his travels beyond Galilee.
(A previous withdrawal from Galilee was found in 4:35-5:20).
•	Withdrawal to a Desolate Place (6:30-7:23)
•	The occasion (6:30-31)

b. The incidents (6:32-56)
1) The Feeding of the 5,000 (6:30-44).
This is the only miracle of Jesus which is included in all _____________________.gospels.  This suggests that the miracle made a deep impression of the disciples.  It is also a reflection of the fact that this miracle formed the _____________________.of the Galilean Ministry.
John 6:4 indicates that the miracle occurred just before the Passover—probably celebrated a year before Jesus’ crucifixion. Only John (6:14-15, 22-71) tells of the reaction of the crowd.
2) The Walking on the Sea (6:45-52)
Cranfield thinks that the detail with which this story abounds is an indication of the _____________________.of the event narrated in it.  It reads, he says, “like the vivid reminiscence of one of the_____________________..”(p. 224)
3) The Return to Gennesaret & Other Miracles (6:53-56)
Gennesaret was the name of the _____________________.northwest of the Sea of Galilee.
Between 6:56 and 7:1 Jesus’ experience in the synagogue at Capernaum is to be placed (John 6:22-71).
This occurred on the day after the feeding of the 5,000, and marked what Robertson called the “_____________________.of the Galilean Campaign (Harmony, 90). In the synagogue Jesus declared Himself to be the bread of life. The people murmured against Him and many of His disciples left Him (Jn 6:66)
Renewed Opposition of Religious Leaders (7:1-23)
These events probably occur in_____________________..
Mark gives no exact indication of the time or place of this incidence, but the reference to Pharisees and scribes “who had come from _____________________.v. 1) implies a location outside of Judea. A natural conjecture is Capernaum in Galilee.
The Pharisees and Scribes
Who on this occasion confronted Jesus appear to have been an official delegation sent from _____________________.for the express purpose of investigating Jesus’ _____________________.and work.
The Question of the Pharisees (1-5)
The Response of Jesus (6-23)
1) Jesus rebukes the Pharisees and Scribes, charging them with _____________________.and with substituting their tradition for the Word of God (6-13)
2) He warns the multitude against them (14-15)
3) He upbraids the disciples for their lack of _____________________. (17-23)
2. Withdrawal Into Tyre and Sidon (7:24-30)
Tyre and Sidon are in _____________________.territory.  In fact, Jesus appears to have been in pagan territory for most of the time from this point until the return to Galilee in 9:30.
Mark does not tell us why Jesus went to these regions. He seems to have wanted _____________________.and probably did not enter the cities, but Mark tells us that He could not be hid.
The Search for Privacy
May have been in order so Jesus could teach His disciples, though they are not _____________________.in Mark’s narrative.
It may have been prompted by the growing opposition of the Jews and Jesus’ conviction that “his_____________________.” had not come. Taylor suggests that the purpose of this withdrawal was that Jesus might “reflect upon the scope and purpose of His ministry.”
Withdrawal to the Decapolis (7:31-8:10)
Jesus’ ultimate destination was the Sea of Galilee (v. 31) which was south of Tyre and Sidon. However, He first went north (_____________________.) and then passed through the region of_____________________., a region east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee
It is felt by many this circuitous journey probably required several months of travel.