Gospel of Mark
Mark 15:22 to 16: 20
Lecture 27
•	On the Way to Golgotha (15:21)
“Golgatha…the place of a skull (v. 22).  This is an _________________word meaning “a mountain shaped like a skull: Latin it means “_________________”.  The location is uncertain.  See the next slide for two possibilities.
b) The First Three Hours (15:22-32)
•	“wine mingled with myrrh (v.23). This was to deaden the _________________of crucifixion.  Jesus refused it.  He would suffer with a _________________mind.

Crucifixion
•	Was one of the most agonizing deaths.  The victim was _________________and his hands were nailed to the cross piece.  He was then lifted in place with the cross beam put in place.  The feet were nailed and the body was about _________________feet off the ground.  This was a strained position. The rib cage would protrude and blood would gather in the abdominal cavity. The victim dehydrated, lips would crack, tongue swelled, and body fevered. Usually it took days for death to come.

“Casting Lots”
•	The execution detail of four soldiers was permitted to divide the criminal’s garments.  Jesus had only his clothing. Usually this consisted of five items: sandals, _________________, girdle, outer-garment, _________________garment which was seamless.  In this case, each soldier took and then cast lots to determine who got the expensive inner garment.  What does Psalm 22:18 say?

“Third Hour”
•	Is a reference to _________________AM, Jewish time.

The Superscription
•	Was written on a board placed over the criminal’s head to identify why he was killed.
•	John 19:20 says it was in three languages: Latin (_________________language), Hebrew or Aramaic (_________________langauge), and Greek (_________________language).
•	Institutional religion rejected Jesus; pagan culture ignored Jesus and the Roman government killed Him.

What Happened in verse 29? 

c) The Last Three Hours 
•	From noon until 3 PM there were several things that occurred:
•	A) _________________ (v.33)
•	Nature rebelled at what was happening to its true God.

Verse 34: My God, My God…
•	Was spoken.  This was done in _________________and Mark translates this for his Roman readers.  
•	“To forsake” is literally “to leave in the_________________”.  It is impossible to fathom the depths of this suffering on the part of Jesus.  He became sin for men (2 Cor 5:21).
•	It was the infinite God suffering infinitely for the infinite guilt of man.

V. 37: “Cried Out with Loud Voice”
•	And breathed His last.
•	That is He said to His Spirit, “You can go now,” _________________all the way!

Verse 39: Truly this man
•	Was the Son of God.  Some see “a_________________” as less deity.  But the Greek text reads literally “huios theous” meaning “God’s Son”.  

Verse 38: “rent from top to bottom”
•	The veil between the Holy of _________________and the Holy Place was torn in two, giving man the unbroken _________________to God through Christ.  “Top to bottom” means this was not the work of men.

Verse 40: “women afar off…”
•	Someone has said that this represented an island of love in a _________________of hate.  They had followed and ministered to Jesus.   These are _________________indicating this was the normal way they treated Jesus.

d) Events Accompanying the Death (15:38-41)
•	Rending of the Veil (15:38)
2) Confession of the Centurion (15:39)
3) Watching of the Women (15: 40-41)

7) The Burial (15:42-47)
•	It was late Friday afternoon. Jesus had died about 3 PM. Jews did not want bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath.  The rulers of the Jews asked the bodies to be removed before_________________, the beginning of the Sabbath (Jn 19:31).

“Preparation” (v.42) is
•	Mark’s way of identifying for his Roman readers that this was the _________________before the_________________.  It was the day when all necessary work was done to make ready for the Sabbath.

Joseph of Arimathea (v.43)
•	Was a rich man (Mt 27:57) and an honorable counsellor, a member of the _________________which had presented Jesus to be killed (Luke 23: 51). Maybe a secret disciple and linked with _________________ (Jn 19:39).  He “craved” or strongly requested the body of Jesus.  Without this request, Jesus’ body would have been buried in the potter’s field for the poor or thrown into Gehenna Valley.

Fine Linen (v. 46)
•	John 19:39ff gives more detail.  “Hewn out of rock” means that it was a new _________________and located in a nearby garden.  The tomb was sealed by a round stone:

7. Saturday 
No record---the day of_________________, Christ’s body was at rest in the tomb.

8. Sunday –the Day of Triumph (16:1-8)
The resurrection of Jesus was the coming to life again of the body which was earlier _________________and then placed in lifeless form in the tomb of Joseph.  IN that very body, transformed indeed and adjusted somewhat to its eternal form of_________________, Jesus emerged from the tomb never more to die.

The Essentials of Our Faith
Are wrapped up in the resurrection of Jesus (cf 1 Cor 5: 1-19).
If He was not raised from the dead, our faith is meaningless, our hope is a_________________. But if He was in fact raised from the dead, then “the whole of His miraculous life becomes credible, for this was the greatest of all miracles; His divine mission is demonstrated, for its must have been God who raised Him up; and the most assuring glance which _________________affords is given into the realities of the eternal world.
•	The Visit of the Women (16: 1-4)
Jesus’ body lie in the tomb over the Sabbath. After the Sabbath the women come to put spices on Jesus’ body.  They thought the hurried _________________would require more spices.  Early the next morning, Sunday, the stone was removed as they came to the tomb.  “_________________” indicates they discussed the heavy stone on the way.
2) The Message of the Angel (16:5-8)
•	They had come with downcast eyes and hearts, but they could not believe their_________________.  The tomb was already opened.  V. 5 shows a young man was there to great them (an angel seems to be what he was, because of his apparel). They were _________________when they looked into the tomb and found it empty!
Three Days and Three Nights?
•	The Jews regard any part of one day as equal to the whole day.  So, Friday before _________________ (one day). Saturday (two days) and Sunday morning _________________sunrise (three days).  

Epilogue (16: 9-20)
Some feel that there is a very strong manuscript evidence for not including this paragraph as a part of the original of Mark’s gospel.  For this reason many modern _________________place these verses in brackets or in a footnote, use italic type, or in some other form _________________them from the preceding text.
The More Technical Commentaries
Contain discussions of the problem, and most of the recent ones come to a _________________conclusion.  For a discussion of these issues see: John Broadus, The Gospel of Mark, “The Genuineness of Mark 16:9-20”	
Appearances of the Risen Christ (16: 9-14)
•	The Mary _________________ (9-11)
•	b) To the two Disciples (16:12-13)
•	c) To the _________________ (16: 14)
2) The Commission (16:15-16)
•	Jesus tells his disciples to go and preach to all_________________. 
Verse 16
•	Does not teach baptismal regeneration!  The “for” should be understood as “as a result of something that preceded” or “_________________one has already done something previously” to baptism…The Ninevites _________________as a result of Jonah’s preaching, and not, in order that he might preach.  
3) The Ascension (16: 19-20)
Verse 19 reflects Luke 24: 51-53 and Acts 1:9, Hebrews 10:12. Verse 20 summarizes early _________________history.