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Mark 3:29 — Eternal Damnation or Eternal Sin? The Warning against Blasphemy
The warning ends with either “eternal judgment” or “eternal sin.” Both readings exclude forgiveness, but they describe the offender’s condition from different angles.
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Mark 3:14 — “Whom He Also Named Apostles”: Addition or Omission?
The Textus Receptus moves from the appointment of the Twelve directly to their purpose. Many witnesses insert “whom he also named apostles,” the exact naming clause found in Luke 6:13.
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Mark 3:32 — “Thy Brethren and Thy Sisters”: Does the Reference to the Sisters Belong?
Some witnesses tell Jesus that his mother, brothers, and sisters are outside. The received text mentions only his mother and brothers, agreeing with the family’s arrival and Jesus’ reply.
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Mark 6:33 — “Outwent Them” or “Came Together unto Him”? The Crowd’s Movement
The received narrative says the crowd both outran the boat and gathered to Jesus. The shorter critical form keeps the outstripping but omits the final gathering clause.
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Mark 4:40 — “How Is It That Ye Have No Faith?” The Full Rebuke after the Storm
After stilling the storm, Jesus asks either why the disciples have no faith or whether they still have no faith. The difference is one small adverb with a real effect on the rebuke’s timing.
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Mark 7:4 — Washings of Cups, Pots, Brasen Vessels, and Tables
The list of inherited washings ends with “tables” or “couches” in the received text. Some witnesses omit the item because washing dining couches sounded incongruous.
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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 critical text omits that illustrative close.
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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 on the waterline.
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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 command against fear.
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Mark 7:16 — “If Any Man Have Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear”
The received text places Jesus’ familiar hearing summons between his public parable and its private explanation. The critical text omits the whole verse as an apparent echo of Mark 4.
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The Text of the New Testament
Alternate title: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989; translated from the German second edition.
Kurt and Barbara Aland provide a comprehensive manual to critical editions, Greek manuscript classification, papyri, uncials, minuscules, lectionaries, ancient versions, patristic citation, and the practical evaluation of variants. The book combines reference tables and manuscript profiles with a concise statement of editorial…
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A New Approach to Textual Criticism
Alternate title: An Introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method
Atlanta: SBL Press; Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2017.
Wasserman and Gurry give the first book-length English introduction to the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method used in the Catholic Epistles and Acts of the Editio Critica Maior. They explain local stemmata, potential ancestors and descendants, pre-genealogical and genealogical coherence, textual flow diagrams, contamination,…
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