by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
This dossier coordinates the passage’s variation units, evidence, doctrinal and confessional analysis, researchers, works, sources, and the existing article series. It enters Core 0.5 as a controlled staging record; recovered articles and sources must be linked...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Mark survives with four forms of ending: termination at 16:8, a shorter summary, the received twelve verses, and an expanded form of the twelve verses. The question is whether the church’s received ending belongs to Mark or is an early secondary conclusion. The...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 1:1Received reading: “Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ).Principal competing reading: “Jesus Christ,” with “the Son of God” absent or bracketed.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 1:2Received reading: “As it is written in the prophets” (ὡς γέγραπται ἐν τοῖς προφήταις).Principal competing reading: “As it is written in Isaiah the prophet” (ἐν τῷ Ἠσαΐᾳ τῷ προφήτῃ).Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 1:8Received reading: “I indeed baptized you in water, but he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost,” including μέν and ἐν before water.Principal competing reading: A shorter first clause without μέν and without ἐν before “water,” while retaining ἐν before...
