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1 | short and long version of Mark 16:8 | Mark 16:9 | EdB | 125336 | ||
Kalos Since you offered this quote. Does this author offer any suggestion to the correct ending of Mark? Does he feel Mark should end with "They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid."? To me that seems abrupt and ending on a negative. I find that unlikely. What is his thoughts. EdB |
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2 | short and long version of Mark 16:8 | Mark 16:9 | kalos | 125340 | ||
EdB: The quote I posted does not make any mention of "Mark". However, I will here provide further information on Mark 16:9-20. 'I might also mention that many textual scholars think it unlikely that [Mark 16] vv. 9-20 are an authentic part of Mark's gospel. We can't discuss here all the textual evidence that has caused many New Testament scholars to reject the passage. But you can find a thorough discussion in Bruce Metzger, et al., A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, pp. 122-128, and William Hendriksen, The Gospel of Mark, pp. 682-687' (http://www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/baptism.htm). Mark 16:9-20, including v. 17. 'Serious doubt exists as to whether these verses belong to the Gospel of Mark. They are absent from important early manuscripts and display certain peculiarities of vocabulary, style and theological content that are unlike the rest of Mark. His Gospel probably ended at 16:8, or its original ending has been lost' (p. 1455, Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Zondervan, 1999) "Mark 16:9-20. The external evidence strongly suggests these verses were not originally part of Mark's gospel. While the majority of Gr. manuscripts contain these verses, the earliest and most reliable do not. ... Further, some that include the passage note that it was missing from older Gr. manuscripts, while others have scribal marks indicating the passage was considered spurious. The fourth-century church fathers Eusebius and Jerome noted that almost all Gr. manuscripts available to them lacked vv. 9-20. "The internal evidence from this passage also weighs heavily against Mark's authorship. ... "While for the most part summarizing truths taught elsewhere in Scripture, vv. 9-20 should always be compared with the rest of Scripture, and no doctrines should be formulated based solely on them. ...(The MacArthur Study Bible, 1997, Word Publishing)." Grace to you, John |
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