Study Preparation and Discussion Questions - Mark 7.24-37
The Syrophoenician Woman and the Deaf/Mute Man
Recommended Preparation
1) Mark 7.24-37
2) Mark For Everyone, pages 94-99
3) Jesus the King, Chapter 8, The Approach
4) Tim Keller Sermon, Goodness and Severity
Discussion Questions
1) This story of the interaction with Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman (vv. 24-30) directly raises the question of God's plan for the gentiles and the role of the Jews in that plan. Take a look at the following passages that also address this question in different ways: Genesis 12.1-3, Matthew 10.5-6, Matthew 28.18-20, Romans 1.16-17. How do you understand this question?
2) Back to the story, why do you think Jesus responded to the woman in the way that he did?
3) How do you think this story relates to the points he made about cleanness and uncleanness in 7.1-23?
4) Regarding the healing of the deaf mute, why would Jesus do these things if he didn't want people to talk about them? (vv. 31-36)
1) Mark 7.24-37
2) Mark For Everyone, pages 94-99
3) Jesus the King, Chapter 8, The Approach
4) Tim Keller Sermon, Goodness and Severity
Discussion Questions
1) This story of the interaction with Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman (vv. 24-30) directly raises the question of God's plan for the gentiles and the role of the Jews in that plan. Take a look at the following passages that also address this question in different ways: Genesis 12.1-3, Matthew 10.5-6, Matthew 28.18-20, Romans 1.16-17. How do you understand this question?
2) Back to the story, why do you think Jesus responded to the woman in the way that he did?
3) How do you think this story relates to the points he made about cleanness and uncleanness in 7.1-23?
4) Regarding the healing of the deaf mute, why would Jesus do these things if he didn't want people to talk about them? (vv. 31-36)