Comments on: Missing Verses

By: mattdabbs

mattdabbs — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:45:50 +0000

FYI here is something I wrote some time back to help people understand the concept of "missing verses":Why Did the NIV "delete" Verses from the New Testament – http://mattdabbs.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/why-did-the-niv-delete-verses-in-the-new-testament/The Case of the Missing Verse – John 5:4 http://mattdabbs.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/the-case-of-the-missing-verse-john-54/That might be helpful for someone trying to understand these things. Thanks for your hard work on this subject.

By: Kansas Bob

Kansas Bob — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:48:21 +0000

I like the way that the ESV handles these passages. Also like the idea of teaching a class on using e-sword – kudos for doing so Alan!

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:51:17 +0000

Fascinating article! I was aware of the strong evidence in the Diatessaron. I've generally avoided placing too much weight on the evidence in Justin Martyr since it requires a quite bit of inference. But you've clearly researched this question well. Thank you for sharing it.

By: James E. Snapp, Jr.

James E. Snapp, Jr. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:17:51 +0000

Greetings in Christ. About Mark 16:9-20: Irenaeus is not the only early church writer to use material from this passage. Justin Martyr, in First Apology 45 (c. 160), makes a strong allusion to the contents of Mk. 16:20, and Tatian, in 172, included the entire passage in the Diatessaron (a blend of the contents of all four Gospels). So there's not just one patristic witness that is over 100 years older than the oldest MS of Mk. 16; there are at least three.Another thing to consider is the special treatment given to the end of Mark in those two old Greek MSS which end at 16:8. You can read more about this, and view replicas of the pertinent parts of these two MSS, in my multi-part presentation that begins atwww.curtisvillechristian.org/MarkOne.html Yours in Christ,James Snapp, Jr.