Perspectives on the Ending of Mark Four Views

by Black, David Alan; Robinson, Maurice; Bock, Darrell L.; Elliott, Keith; Wallace, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780805447620
• ISBN10: 0805447628
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

Because it is conspicuously absent from more than one early Greek manuscript, the final section of the gospel of Mark (16:9-20) that details Christ's resurrection remains a constant source of debate among serious students of the New Testament.Perspectives on the Ending of Mark presents in counterpoint form the split opinions about this difficult passage with a goal of determining which is more likely. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary professors Maurice Robinson and David Alan Black argue for the verses' authenticity. Keith Elliott (University of Leeds) and Daniel Wallace (Dallas Theological Seminary) contend that they are not original to Mark's gospel. Darrell Bock (Dallas Theological Seminary) responds to each view and summarizes the state of current research on the entire issue.

Author Biography

David Alan Black is professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He has published more than one hundred scholarly articles, authored or edited twenty books, and lectured abroad in Spain, Romania, and England. Black and his wife live in southern Virginia.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Mark 16:8 as the Conclusion to the Second Gospel	p. 1
The Long Ending of Mark as Canonical Verity	p. 40
The Last Twelve Verses of Mark: Original or Not?	p. 80
Mark 16:9-20 as Markan Supplement	p. 103
The Ending of Mark: A Response to the Essays	p. 124
Name Index	p. 143
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