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| | The authentic ending of Mark is an unexpected encounter by three women looking for [[Jesus]] at the tomb, and an [[angel]] taking the form of a young man. It is best translated as follows (Mark 16:2-8a): | | The authentic ending of Mark is an unexpected encounter by three women looking for [[Jesus]] at the tomb, and an [[angel]] taking the form of a young man. It is best translated as follows (Mark 16:2-8a): |
| − | {{cquote|Very early in the morning on the day after the Sabbath, they came to the tomb of Jesus at sunrise. And the women said to each other, "Who will roll away the stone blocking the tomb door?" But when they looked, they saw that the massive stone had been rolled to the side. And as they entered the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, wearing a long white garment, and they were afraid. The man said to them, "Don't be afraid. You're looking for Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified. He has been raised up, He is not here - look at the place where they laid Him. Leave now, and tell Peter and the disciples of Jesus that He has gone ahead of you into Galilee: you will see him there, as he told you." They left quickly and ran away from the tomb, overwhelmed with trembling in ecstasy.}} | + | {{cquote|Very early in the morning on the day after the Sabbath, they came to the tomb of Jesus at sunrise. And the women said to each other, "Who will roll away the stone blocking the tomb door?" But when they looked, they saw that the massive stone had been rolled to the side. And as they entered the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, wearing a long white garment, and they were afraid. The man said to them, "Don't be afraid. You're looking for Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified. He has been raised up, He is not here - look at the place where they laid Him. Leave now, and tell Peter and the disciples of Jesus that He has gone ahead of you into Galilee: you will see him there, as he told you." They left quickly and ran back from the tomb, overwhelmed with trembling in ecstasy.}} |
| | {{bibleref|Mark|16|8}} ([[ESV]]) is the following translation, with the added unauthentic ending in italics: | | {{bibleref|Mark|16|8}} ([[ESV]]) is the following translation, with the added unauthentic ending in italics: |
| | {{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''.}} |
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| | Early manuscripts of the [[Gospel of Mark]] have a variety of endings, which reinforces the likelihood that there were improper additions to this Gospel. | | Early manuscripts of the [[Gospel of Mark]] have a variety of endings, which reinforces the likelihood that there were improper additions to this Gospel. |
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| | + | The insertion of the [[liberal claptrap]] at the end of 16:8 apparently caused most English translations to mistranslate the authentic first part of the verse as "fled" -- an act of fear -- when the proper translation is "ran back." ''See [[Mistranslation of Mark 16:8]]''. |
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| | == Unlikely ending as to meaning == | | == Unlikely ending as to meaning == |
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| | καί (pronounced kahee) is the most common conjunction in the [[New Testament]], but it is never used in an adversative manner: it never means "however" or "but".<ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/2532.htm</ref> Yet that is how it is used in this doubtful phrase at the end of Mark 16:8, adversative to the command preceding it that the women "tell Peter and the disciples of Jesus" that Jesus will visit them. | | καί (pronounced kahee) is the most common conjunction in the [[New Testament]], but it is never used in an adversative manner: it never means "however" or "but".<ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/2532.htm</ref> Yet that is how it is used in this doubtful phrase at the end of Mark 16:8, adversative to the command preceding it that the women "tell Peter and the disciples of Jesus" that Jesus will visit them. |
| | + | == Inconsistent with Mark's bold opening == |
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| | + | Mark's opening is the boldest of all the [[Gospels]]: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." {{bibleref|Mark|1|1}} |
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| | + | Yet [[liberal]]s claim the ending is one of fear. This Gospel is brief, and the ending would be as strong as its opening. The last phrase of being too fearful even to speak to friends is very anomalous, and a fake addition. |
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| | == Uncharacteristic use of the concept of fear by Mark == | | == Uncharacteristic use of the concept of fear by Mark == |
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| | == Variations in Mark 16:8 == | | == Variations in Mark 16:8 == |