THE WOMEN FIND THE TOMB EMPTY. The true gospel of Mk. ends with the
strange discovery made by the women when they visited the tomb early
on the first day of the week. This can hardly be the original ending.
Indeed the last sentence is not complete. It runs in Gr. _ephobounto
gar_ (for they feared),... [ Continue Reading ]
These verses constitute the longer of two alternative endings found in
some MSS. In an Armenian text (of A.D. 986) the longer ending is
attributed to Ariston, the Presbyter, perhaps the Aristion who was
among the authorities of Papias, at the beginning of the second
century. It is a summary, based o... [ Continue Reading ]