The Original Ending of Mark: A New Case for the Authenticity of Mark 16:9-20

Lunn, Nicholas P.

ISBN 10: 1625646283 / ISBN 13: 9781625646286

Published by Pickwick Pubns, 2014

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378 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Original Ending of Mark: A New Case for the Authenticity of Mark 16:9-20
• Publisher: Pickwick Pubns
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1625646283
• ISBN 13: 9781625646286
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.7 kilograms

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Synopsis

Although traditionally accepted by the church down through the centuries, the longer ending of Mark's Gospel (16:9-20) has been relegated by modern scholarship to the status of a later appendage. The arguments for such a view are chiefly based upon the witness of the two earliest complete manuscripts of Mark, and upon matters of language and style. This work shows that these primary grounds of argumentation are inadequate. It is demonstrated that the church fathers knew the Markan ending from the very earliest days, well over two centuries before the earliest extant manuscripts. The quantity of unique terms in the ending is also seen to fall within the parameters exhibited by undisputed Markan passages. Strong indications of Markan authorship are found in the presence of specific linguistic constructions, a range of literary devices, and the continuation of various themes prominent within the body of the Gospel. Furthermore, the writings of Luke show that the Gospel of Mark known to this author contained the ending. Rather than being a later addition, the evidence is interpreted in terms of a textual omission occurring at a later stage in transmission, probably in Egypt during the second century.

About the Author

Nicholas P. Lunn is a Senior Translation Consultant with Wycliffe Bible Translators. He has worked on Old and New Testament translations in East African languages and is currently assigned to translation projects in Western Asia. He first studied for degrees in Biblical Studies and Semitic Languages at the University of Manchester and was later awarded his PhD in Hebrew at the London School of Theology.