Subject: Was it complete? |
Bible Note: If you or anybody else question what you read in the bible, as you all believe,"Anyone with even an elementary knowledge of Mark's Gospel knows that verses 9-20 of Chapter 16 have long been disputed, that there are extant some four possible endings, and that many scholars feel that these verses may indeed be spurious, because they do not appear in many of the best manuscripts that are extant. (There are no surviving original autographs of any books of Scripture)..... Now, surely you can understand that what Tim has posted and what I have posted regarding the facts of this issue do not constitute in any manner whatever an unbelief in the inspiration of God's word. What we have said -- and all we have said -- is that this portion of Mark's Gospel has been disputed by biblical scholars, and that there are strong reasons to posit that these verses did not appear in the original autograph that Mark penned..... This is a far cry from your original accusation that I did not believe the Bible was inspired. Now that you have the facts straight, I hope, do you still "stand" I do still stand on my word, You use the word (spurious) meaning not genuine;false or illegitimate! And you used the word (Posit) which means: to suppose to be a fact. With that in mind, you are saying not INSPIRED! Not such a far cry is it? |