The Last Twelve Verses of Mark
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- | + | The Last Twelve Verses of Mark relate to the last twelve verses of [[Mark 16]] in the final chapter of the [[Gospel of Mark]] in the [[New Testament]] of the Bible. Two manuscripts of Mark 16 conclude with verse 8, which ends with the women fleeing from the empty tomb, and saying "nothing to anyone, because they were too [[fear|frightened]]. [[New Living Translation]]: "The most ancient manuscripts of Mark conclude with verse 16:8. Later manuscripts add one or both of the following endings ..." | |
- | [[ | + | [[Textual criticism of the New Testament|Textual critic]]s have identified two distinct alternative endings: the '''"Longer Ending"''' (vv. 9-20) and the unversed '''"Shorter Ending"''' or "lost ending", which appear together in six Greek manuscripts, and in dozens of [[Ethiopic]] copies. Modern versions of the New Testament generally include the Longer Ending, but place it in brackets or otherwise format it to show that it is not considered part of the original text. Approximately 1700 Greek manuscripts have the last twelve verses, while two (Sinaiticus and Vaticanus) do not. |
- | [[ | + | [[Codex Sinaiticus]] and [[Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209|Codex Vaticanus]], do not contain the last twelve verses, 16:9–20, nor the unversed shorter ending.[[Papyrus 45]] is the oldest extant manuscript that contains text from Mark, but it has no text from chapter 16 due to extensive damage. Codex Vaticanus has a blank column after ending at 16:8 and placing ''kata Markon'', "according to Mark". There are three other blank columns in Vaticanus, in the Old Testament, but they are each due to incidental factors in the production of the codex: a change to the column-format, a change of scribes, and the conclusion of the Old Testament portion of the text. The blank column between Mark 16:8 and the beginning of Luke, however, is deliberately placed. |
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Revision as of 11:11, 27 April 2019
The Last Twelve Verses of Mark relate to the last twelve verses of Mark 16 in the final chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Bible. Two manuscripts of Mark 16 conclude with verse 8, which ends with the women fleeing from the empty tomb, and saying "nothing to anyone, because they were too frightened. New Living Translation: "The most ancient manuscripts of Mark conclude with verse 16:8. Later manuscripts add one or both of the following endings ..."
Textual critics have identified two distinct alternative endings: the "Longer Ending" (vv. 9-20) and the unversed "Shorter Ending" or "lost ending", which appear together in six Greek manuscripts, and in dozens of Ethiopic copies. Modern versions of the New Testament generally include the Longer Ending, but place it in brackets or otherwise format it to show that it is not considered part of the original text. Approximately 1700 Greek manuscripts have the last twelve verses, while two (Sinaiticus and Vaticanus) do not.
Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, do not contain the last twelve verses, 16:9–20, nor the unversed shorter ending.Papyrus 45 is the oldest extant manuscript that contains text from Mark, but it has no text from chapter 16 due to extensive damage. Codex Vaticanus has a blank column after ending at 16:8 and placing kata Markon, "according to Mark". There are three other blank columns in Vaticanus, in the Old Testament, but they are each due to incidental factors in the production of the codex: a change to the column-format, a change of scribes, and the conclusion of the Old Testament portion of the text. The blank column between Mark 16:8 and the beginning of Luke, however, is deliberately placed.