Messianic Secret
What Messianic Secret means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Jesus preferred 'Son of Man' to avoid this being broken, showing caution about accepting titles like 'Christ' or 'Son of God' in public.
A motif in Mark's Gospel where Jesus commands people (and demons) to keep his identity as the Messiah a secret.
Topics that use Messianic Secret
- Textual studies (AQA GCSE)
- Theme G: St Mark’s gospel: the life of Jesus (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Discipleship
- Son of Man
- Asceticism and Humility
- Atonement
- Atonement and salvation
- Authority
- Authority and inspiration
- Authority of Jesus
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