Mark 5:36 — “As Soon as Jesus Heard” or “Ignoring What Was Spoken”?
The received verb says Jesus heard the report of the girl’s death. The critical verb may mean overheard it or disregarded it. The narrative consequence is the same…
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261 published records in this controlled archive.
Hoisting the Church
The critical text can replace the received text only if the Church transfers to a reconstructed product the old foundation’s titles: inspired, preserved, authentic, self-attesting, and final. That…
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Mark 16: Printed, Bracketed, or Rejected?
Modern critical editions usually print Mark 16:9–20, but their double brackets identify it as an early addition rather than the earliest text. TBS should describe that fact accurately;…
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One Bible, Many Reconstructions: Where Does the Text Exist?
There is a sentence in Wesley Huff’s account of the New Testament that invites confidence and postpones definition. The original writings, he says, have been lost; nevertheless, the…
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Mark 7:8 — “Laying Aside the Commandment of God”: Has the Rebuke Been Shortened?
Both forms accuse the Pharisees of abandoning God’s command for human tradition. The received text then repeats the vessel washings and says they do many similar things; the…
Open record →Mark 5:1 — Gadarenes, Gerasenes, or Gergesenes? Locating the Demoniac’s Country
Three regional names compete at the opening of the demoniac account. The received “Gadarenes” can identify a district associated with Gadara rather than claim that the city stood…
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