Kata Markon

["Jack Kilmon" <jkilmon AT historian.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph Jenkins <RJJJJJ6 AT excite.com>
To: Kata Markon <gmark AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 6:19 PM
Subject: [gmark] Mark 16:17,18


> R.J. writes:
>
> Mark 16:17,18: "These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name
> they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages; they will
pick
> up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm
> them;"
>
> I've heard that this verse, along with the latter part of Mark, wasn't in
> the original N.T., and that:
>
> #1. According to a study made by Bible scholars, Chapter 16 of Mark had
only
> 8 verses originally, and therefore, verses 9 to 20 were all added later by
> the translators.
> #2. The Sinaitic manuscript, Vatican manuscript, and Codex Sinaiticus,
> considered to be among the oldest manuscripts, do not contain those
verses.
>
> #3. Some newer Biblical translations, like the Good News Bible and the
> Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, also give
> explanations regarding this matter.
> #4. I've also heard that Mark 16:9-14 reflects Luke 24:10-36, which
> indicates that the writer of Mark 16:9-20 knew of the gospel ascribed
> to Luke.
>
> Does anybody have anything to add?
> R.J.

Mark 16: 9+ appears, as far as I know, first in Codex Bezae (D).  A colophon
in one
early manuscript, Armenian if I recall correctly,  attributes the ending to
Aristos.
I am of the opinion that the ending of Mark, like the rest of
Mark...Matthew's
Mark anyway...lies embedded in Matthew and I have selected from Matthew
those verses that represent Mark 16:9-15 and the original ending of the Mark
Matthew
knew.

Jack