RLG241Y1 Midterm: Religion 241 Midterm
Document Summary
Secrecy and misunderstanding are important aspects of mark"s gospel. Give some instances of both secrecy and misunderstanding and explain how they function in mark"s gospel. Secrecy and misunderstanding function in relation to jesus being the messiah. This is because jesus death is a result of misunderstanding and secrecy. This misunderstanding partly arises from the fact that jesus is very secretive when he performs his miracles. Possible that he wants this secrecy because he knows that he has to die in order to be the messiah. Being the messiah involves 2 things: performing miracles, suffering. Jesus keeps his performance of miracles a secret (1:34/1:44) when he fights of demons. Also does this in 3:10-3:12 when he cures the sick. Jesus is secretive because he knows that he has to suffer (14:31) (14:34) Also does this because his followers don"t understand why he has to suffer in order to be the messiah.
