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The '''Mark ending'''—the final chapter 16 to the [[Gospel of Mark]]—has questionable authenticity after the first half of its verse 8. There is extensive commentary on the internet as to why verses 9–16 are not authentic, including the fact that these ending verses are not in the earliest manuscripts and are doubtful as to doctrine. | The '''Mark ending'''—the final chapter 16 to the [[Gospel of Mark]]—has questionable authenticity after the first half of its verse 8. There is extensive commentary on the internet as to why verses 9–16 are not authentic, including the fact that these ending verses are not in the earliest manuscripts and are doubtful as to doctrine. | ||
| − | But the second half of verse 8 has received less attention, and likewise probably lacks authenticity. {{bibleref|Mark| | + | But the second half of verse 8 has received less attention, and likewise probably lacks authenticity. {{bibleref|Mark|16|8}} reads: |
{{cquote|And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.}} | {{cquote|And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.}} | ||
| − | The "and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid" is contradictory with the instruction by the [[angel]] in the immediately preceding verse, and contradictory with [[Mark]] recording what they women saw. The angel said at {{bibleref|Mark| | + | The "and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid" is contradictory with the instruction by the [[angel]] in the immediately preceding verse, and contradictory with [[Mark]] recording what they women saw. The angel said at {{bibleref|Mark|16|7}}: |
{{cquote|But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.}} | {{cquote|But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.}} | ||
| + | The phrase "and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid" lacks authenticity and has the style of [[liberal claptrap]]. It is implausible; it is unjustifiably weak in its portrayal of these women; and it undermines what the [[angel]] has just instructed them to do: tell the disciples and Peter. Of course these women told others as the angel -- a young man displaying strength -- asked them to do. Moreover, this event would not be in the [[Gospel of Mark]] unless the women told others. | ||
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Revision as of 01:10, May 3, 2023
The Mark ending—the final chapter 16 to the Gospel of Mark—has questionable authenticity after the first half of its verse 8. There is extensive commentary on the internet as to why verses 9–16 are not authentic, including the fact that these ending verses are not in the earliest manuscripts and are doubtful as to doctrine.
But the second half of verse 8 has received less attention, and likewise probably lacks authenticity. Mark 16:8 reads:
| “ | And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. | ” |
The "and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid" is contradictory with the instruction by the angel in the immediately preceding verse, and contradictory with Mark recording what they women saw. The angel said at Mark 16:7 :
| “ | But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you. | ” |
The phrase "and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid" lacks authenticity and has the style of liberal claptrap. It is implausible; it is unjustifiably weak in its portrayal of these women; and it undermines what the angel has just instructed them to do: tell the disciples and Peter. Of course these women told others as the angel -- a young man displaying strength -- asked them to do. Moreover, this event would not be in the Gospel of Mark unless the women told others.
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