A Catholic reads the Bible, Week 40. The pages of Matthew are half text and half footnotes.
The words of Jesus are in red. Every statement has a double or triple meaning. Each footnote contains more information than is needed to write a Ph.D. thesis. "Did the Historical Jesus Claim to Be Divine?" Bart Ehrman: What Kind of a Text is the King James Bible? (Manifold Greatness exhibition opening) How Jesus became God - Ehrman vs Gathercole Pt 2. How Jesus became God - Ehrman vs Gathercole P1. Did Jesus Exist? - Dr. Bart Ehrman Q&A. Lost Gospel of Judas Discussed at RSE Part 2. Lost Gospel of Judas Discussed at RSE Part 1. Question & Answer. Check Out The Hidden Contradictions Of The Bible. The Ending of Mark (Mark 16:9-20) Mark 16:9-20 has been called a later addition to the Gospel of Mark by most New Testament scholars in the past century.
The main reason for doubting the authenticity of the ending is that it does not appear in some of the oldest existing witnesses, and it is reported to be absent from many others in ancient times by early writers of the Church. Moreover, the ending has some stylistic features which also suggest that it came from another hand. The Gospel is obviously incomplete without these verses, and so most scholars believe that the final leaf of the original manuscript was lost, and that the ending which appears in English versions today (verses 9-20) was supplied during the second century. Below are some excerpts from various scholarly sources that conclude that the verses are a later addition.