Resurrection Even though there are no ____ appearances in Mark, Christ predicts His death and ____ several times (Mk 8:31, 9:30-31, 10:34). Though the ending is abrupt, there is no plot twist (cf. Mk 1:1, 10:45, 14:24).
Women The first eyewitnesses of the Resurrected Lord, who were also near Him at the cross (Mk 15:40f.), were ____.
Spices The women bought _____ to anoint the body of Jesus in the tomb (Mk 16:1; cf. Jn 19:39-40).
Sabbath After some spicy shopping following the ____ (which ended Saturday at sundown), the women go to the tomb on the first day after the ____ (on Sunday morning).
Angel Inside the tomb, the women see an ____ (Mk 16:4-5; cf. Mt 28:2-3), who looks like a young man.
Peter ____, who denied Christ three times earlier (Mk 14:66-72), is mentioned explicitly and told to meet the Resurrected Lord in Galilee (Mk 16:6-7; cf. Mk 14:27-31).
Afraid The women flee from the tomb and initially (cf. Mt 28:8-10; Lk 24:9-12; Jn 20:1f.) don’t say anything to anyone – because they were ___ (Mk 16:8).
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