Answer: Snake handling
"And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."" (Mark 16 v. 17-18)
Snake-handling churches take these words literally and incorporate into their worship, on occasions, the handling of venomous snakes. This is sometimes accompanied by the drinking of poison. The movement dates from the early twentieth century and, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, comprised 40 churches in America and 4 in Canada. (Source: Wikipedia)
One of the movement's pioneers was George Went Hensley who died in 1955 - of a snake bite.
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament: Mark
Answer: Eloi, Eloi lama sabachthani
It says in Mark 15:34, "And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
There has been some debate over which language Jesus was speaking. In one Gospel, it looks more like Aramaic; in another, it looks more like Hebrew; and in both, it's more difficult to tell because the words are written in the Greek alphabet.
From Quiz: "Mark" Your Answers Here
Answer: right hand
According to the Gospel of Mark, after Jesus rises from the dead, He appears to Mary Magdalene, two believers and the remaining disciples -- at which time He gives them the Great Commission.
From Quiz: The Gospel of Mark
Answer: Cast a spirit out of a boy
When you read the story, can you hear the desperation in the man's voice? His son had a spirit that not only made the boy deaf and unable to speak, but made him fall into fire and water to destroy him. How scared the boy must have been!
From Quiz: Do You Know The Gospel of Mark?
Answer: He ascended into Heaven
After Jesus was resurrected, He met with the disciples and told them to go out and teach others about Him. Jesus then ascended into Heaven to sit on the right hand of God.
From Quiz: The Gospel Of Mark
Answer: Healing of a blind paralytic at Bethsaida
The healing of a blind paralytic man at Bethsaida is the correct answer. Details of the miracle are found at Mark 8:22-26.
The three other miracles listed above -- Jesus walking on water, raising Jairus's daughter from the dead and healing Peter's mother-in-law -- are reported in Mark as well. However, accounts of the three miracles can be found in other Gospels too.
Here's how Mark 8:22-26, in the NKJV, tells of Jesus healing the blind paralytic at Bethsaida:
"Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.
"And he looked up and said, 'I see men like trees, walking.'
"Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. Then He sent him away to his house, saying, 'Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town.'"
From Quiz: 25 Details, Gospel of Mark -- 'A' to 'Z'
Answer: second
The Gospel of Mark is the second Gospel, appearing after Matthew, and before Luke and John. It is strongly believed, however, the Gospel of Mark was the first of four Gospels to be written. Theologians have come to this conclusion because a substantial amount of the accounts in Mark also appear in Matthew and Luke.
From Quiz: 25 Details, Gospel of Mark -- 'A' to 'Z'
Answer: The Absent Householder
The parable of The Absent Householder is found in only the Gospel of Mark. It is found in Mark 13:32-37.
The three other parables -- Lamp Under a Basket, The Fig Tree and The Mustard Seed -- are also found in Mark. However, the three parables are also documented in Matthew and Luke.
Interestingly, the Gospels report about Jesus telling 39 different parables but not one of them is found in the Gospel of John.
Here's how the parable of 'The Absent Householder' appears in the Gospel of Mark:
"'But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming -- in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning -- lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!'"
From Quiz: 25 Details, Gospel of Mark -- 'A' to 'Z'
Answer: mother-in-law
The correct answer is mother-in-law as reported in Mark 1:29-31. The healing of Peter's mother-in-law, according to the Gospel of Mark, was one of the first miracles performed by Jesus.
Here's how Mark 1:29-31 reads in the NKJV: "Now as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. But Simon's wife's mother lay sick with a fever, and they told Him about her at once. So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them."
From Quiz: 25 Details, Gospel of Mark -- 'A' to 'Z'
Answer: Mary Magdalene
The correct answer is Mary Magdalene. Mark 16:9, as well as Luke 8:2, state Jesus had driven seven demons out of Mary. However, no details are given with the verses simply stating the demons had been driven out previously.
Notes in the NKJV Study Bible state only Mark 16:9 and Luke 8:2 make reference to Jesus driving seven demons out of Mary "which would explain her strong devotion to Him."
From Quiz: 25 Details, Gospel of Mark -- 'A' to 'Z'
Answer: He commanded the unclean spirit to leave the man.
According to Scripture, Jesus simply told the unclean spirit to leave the man and he was miraculously cured. (The NIV uses the term impure spirit.) Notes in the NKJV Study Bible state unclean spirit is another term for demon.
Here's how Mark 1:21-28 reads in the NKJV: "Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, 'Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are -- the Holy One of God!' But Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be quiet, and come out of him!' And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, 'What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.' And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region around Galilee."
Notes in the NKJV Study Bible state Christ "constantly confronted demons and about 20 per cent of the approximately 35 miracles recorded about Jesus involved those troubled by demons."
From Quiz: 25 Details, Gospel of Mark -- 'A' to 'Z'
Answer: 12 years
Twelve years is the correct answer. The account of the woman who secretly touched Jesus and was healed is a heartwarming story. In addition to the Gospel of Mark, the account can be found in Matthew and Luke.
All three accounts tell of doctors being unable to heal the woman of her bleeding problem and by simply touching Jesus she is healed. Sandwiched around the account of the woman being healed by touching Jesus is the story of Christ raising Jairus' daughter from the dead.
From Quiz: 25 Details, Gospel of Mark -- 'A' to 'Z'
Answer: Zebedee
Zebedee is the correct answer. Zebedee is also mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John. However, not much is known about him apart from the fact he was a fishermen and the father of James and John. Theologians believe his wife's name was Salome.
From Quiz: 25 Details, Gospel of Mark -- 'A' to 'Z'