Authorship: (Assumed)Arrius Calpurnius Piso (circa 73 AD)The True Authorship of the New Testament, by Abelard Reuchlin 1986 [source] The gospel of Mark was written in a prototype form before it was later crafted into the form that we are familiar with. The earlier version was called ‘Ur Marcus’ and is also known/called ‘Q’ (for ‘Quelle’, which is German for the ‘source’). Our latest findings regarding the early version of Mark show that this was written at about the time of Claudius Caesar, by the grandfather of Arrius Piso. That version was apparently only a bare sketch and most likely did not give a name to the ‘messiah’. That appears to have been done later by the person who actually played ‘Jesus’ in the Gospels - Arrius Piso The version that we are familiar with was written about the year 73 CE by Arrius Calpurnius Piso. Arrius Piso was a Roman on his father’s side, but a descendant of King Herod on his mother’s side and therefore he knew well about the Jewish religion. He was also a close relative to the Flavians and even though secretly he could inherit and use the Flavian name by his mother’s descent from them, he gave a story about receiving it from the emperor Vespasian (in his other identity as Flavius Josephus). |
Year Written: (Assumed)65-75 AD |
Manuscript: (Earliest Available)250 AD - Large fragment - Papyrus(45) |
Scripture Type:New TestamentThe New Testament is the second major part of the Christian biblical canon, the first part being the Old Testament, based on the Hebrew Bible. The New Testament discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christianity. Christians regard both the Old and New Testaments together as sacred scripture. The New Testament consists of 27 books which serve as a source for Christian theology and morality. It is an anthology, a collection of Christian works written in the Greek language within the first 100-years of Jesus, at different times by various writers, who were early Jewish followers of Jesus. |
Further Reading:earlychristianwritings.com/text/mark.htmlearlychristianwritings.com/mark.html www.openbible.info/geo/preview/mark google.com/search |
CHURCH FATHERAncient and generally influential Christian theologians, eminent teachers and great bishops |
1. Clement of Rome (97 AD) |
2. Ignatius of Antioch (110 AD) |
3. Barnabas (130 AD)Mark was Approved (75%) by Barnabas(Citation; approving quotation; alluded to; acceptable with changes) |
4. Hermas (140 AD)Mark was Approved (75%) by Hermas(Citation; approving quotation; alluded to; acceptable with changes) |
5. Papias of Hierapolis (140 AD) |
6. Polycarp (150 AD)Mark was Approved (75%) by Polycarp(Citation; approving quotation; alluded to; acceptable with changes) |
7. Didache (150 AD) |
8. Diognetus (150 AD) |
9. Justin Martyr (155 AD)Mark was Approved (75%) by Justin Martyr(Citation; approving quotation; alluded to; acceptable with changes) |
10. Irenaeous (202 AD) |
11. Clement of Alexandria (215 AD)Mark was Approved (75%) by Clement of Alexandria(Citation; approving quotation; alluded to; acceptable with changes) |
12. Tertullian (220 AD)Mark was Approved (75%) by Tertullian(Citation; approving quotation; alluded to; acceptable with changes) |
13. Origen (254 AD)Mark was Approved (75%) by Origen(Citation; approving quotation; alluded to; acceptable with changes) |
14. Eusebius of Caesarea (340 AD)Mark was Fully Accepted (100%) by Eusebius of Caesarea(Fully accepted; true scripture; quoted approvingly) |
15. Athanasius of Alexandria (367 AD)Mark was Fully Accepted (100%) by Athanasius of Alexandria(Fully accepted; true scripture; quoted approvingly) |
16. Cyril of Jerusalem (386 AD)Mark was Fully Accepted (100%) by Cyril of Jerusalem(Fully accepted; true scripture; quoted approvingly) |
17. Augustine of Hippo (400 AD)Mark was Fully Accepted (100%) by Augustine of Hippo(Fully accepted; true scripture; quoted approvingly) |
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well
Mark 16:17 exists only in the "longer version" of Mark and was not part of the original gospel of Mark; it was added much later. This verse does not appear in the manuscript evidence in the first 300-years of the common era. The first Bible to include this verse was Codex Washingtonianus dated to the 5th century. Therefore, 400-years after Jesus and the Bible was finalised, Christian scholars were 'inventing' entire verses and inserting them into the canon Bible. |
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear
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But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses
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And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors
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Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils...
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The Triumphal Entry: Did Jesus request a donkey, take the donkey himself or return the donkey to its owner later? - Comparing the differing accounts in the Gospels |
Mark | Chapter: 2 | Verses: 28Chapter:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
Mark | Chapter: 2 | Verses: 28Chapter:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |