by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 2:26Received reading: “In the days of Abiathar the high priest” (ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθὰρ ἀρχιερέως).Principal competing reading: Omission of the phrase, or addition of an article that more explicitly permits “in the time of Abiathar, the later high priest.”Editorial...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 6:3Received reading: “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary?”Principal competing reading: “Is not this the son of the carpenter?” or omission of “the carpenter.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 7:4Received reading: “Washings of cups, pots, brasen vessels, and tables/couches” (καὶ κλινῶν).Principal competing reading: The list ends with brasen vessels, omitting “and couches”; the surrounding verbs also vary between washing and...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 16:9–20Received reading: The patristic and versional record recognizes Mark 16:9–20 well before or beyond the two fourth-century omission codices.Principal competing reading: Claims that no early father knew the passage, or that all pre-medieval versions...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 16:9–20Received reading: The ending belongs to Mark and was received in the church’s public reading, including resurrection and ascension lections.Principal competing reading: The absence of regular Eusebian section numbers after verse 8 is taken as...
