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Is the ending of the Gospel of Mark (16:9-20) original?

I'm late to the game, but I'll take a swing at the bat. As I read your question, you have brought up two issues: The manuscript evidence for the longer vs. shorter ending An appraisal of how the ...
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Was Luke–Acts still being substantially revised well into the 2nd century?

The question is a little vague. But, the difficulty with Textual Criticism, is that, sometimes, by the time you know the right question to ask, you already have the answer. Let's try and break down ...
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Was Luke–Acts still being substantially revised well into the 2nd century?

I will address the main question rather than arguments from Perkins and Metzger. The Orthodox scholar Stephen De Young says: The text of Luke-Acts in the textual tradition actually represents two ...
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Are nomina sacra thought to have been used in the autographs?

curiousdannii, I'm writing this as a sort of answer. But more accurately, this is a request for clarity. We make a distinction between the Divine Name (tetragrammaton) and nomina sacra. They are not ...
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