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It would be best if one could read the Gospel of Mark without ever having heard of Jesus. Its unpredictable characters, wild plot, and unflinching address to life falling apart would spring into the foreground much more readily if the reader did not have the burden of clearing away some other versions of Jesus’ story.
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For a summary of the evidence, cf. Bruce Metzger, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament (Stuttgart: Hendrickson Publishers, 1971), 120–128. Jerome in his Letter to Hedibia is clearly following Eusebius, Quaestionnes ad Marinus, in his position. Jerome actually uses verses 9–16, but points out their disputed value, citing the myriad manuscript versions.
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Kotrosits, M., Taussig, H. (2013). Mark’s Trauma-Filled Ending. In: Re-reading the Gospel of Mark Amidst Loss and Trauma. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137342645_2
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