Thursday, January 17, 2008

Mark 16

The final chapter of Mark features the Resurrection. Some think that verses 9-20 were later additions to Mark.

 

Once the Sabbath was over, the women come to prepare Jesus' body. They need help to roll away the stone that is acting as a door. They meet a young man dressed in white. He tells the women (note that the men are still absent) the Jesus is risen. Note that "is" means that he remains risen. He tells them to go tell Peter and the others to meet him in Galilee, just as he had said before his death. The women run away afraid.

 

The Additions: A happier ending with the risen Jesus sending the guys out to tell others about him.

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