JOHN 7:53-8:11 AND MARK 16:9-20

John 7:53-811?

Against
1. Absent from almost all of the earliest manuscripts.
2. In manuscripts in which it is contained, it is, according to Leon Morris, located at John 7:36, John 7:44, John 21:25, and after Luke 21:38.
3. John 7:52 and John 8:12 flow together.
4. There are many variants in this section, indicating, possibly, that the copyists were not as careful with it.
5. Most of the early Christian writers do not mention it.

For
1. Jerome included it in the Latin Vulgate in the fourth century.
2. Eusebius says that Papias, a disciple of the Apostle John talked about it     around 100 AD.
3. It is in all the later manuscripts.
4. It harmonizes with John 8:15.
5. Ambrose and Augustine in the later fourth and early fifth century said that it     was removed from the Bible because it seemed to condone adultery.
6. It explains where Jesus was in 8:12.
7. Chapters 3-9 start with a story: 3 - Nicodemus, 4 - woman at the well, 5-     healing of paralytic, 6 - feeding of the 5000 & walking on water, 7 - Jesus and     His brothers, 8 - woman caught in adultery, 9 - healing of blind man.

Mark 16:9-20?

Against
1. Not in all early manuscripts
2. Some manuscripts have critical marks like asterisks, indicating that the scribes knew that it was questionable.
3. The earliest manuscripts ended at Mark 6:8.
4. In 16:12 - Jesus said to appear in a "different form." to two disciples. In 16:14, Jesus scolds disciple for not believing He resurrected (the only incident of this after resurrection). In 16:16, baptism appears to be necessary for salvation. In 16:17,18, it says that certain miraculous signs will accompany all believers.
5. According to Barclay, the style of the Greek is different in Mark 6:9-20.

For
1. It does not seem that Mark ends at Mark 16:8.
2. The majority of manuscripts contain Mark 6:9-20.
3. The Gospel of Mark would end with "they were afraid."
4. According to Guthrie, Irenaeus regarded them as part of Mark's Gospel.

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Table of Contents	Outline	Genesis	Exodus to Deuteronomy
Furniture of the Tabernacle	Dress of Priests and High Priest	Dress of High Priest	Canaan: What Can it Teach Us?
Israel, God's Kingdom	Moses—Failure the Backdoor to Success	The Mosaic Covenant	The Ten Commandments
The Offerings	Uncleanness	The Priesthood	The Festivals
The Nazirite Vow	Joshua to Ruth	Prophecies of the Redeemer—Genesis to Ruth	I and II Samuel
Saul and David Compared	Jonathan and David Compared	The Davidic Covenant	I And II Kings
Israel's and Judah's Kings	Divided Kings who Divided	Criticisms of God's Actions in the Old Testament	Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther
Ruth and Esther Compared	Job to Song of Solomon	Proverbs: Wise Man or Fool?	Isaiah
Jeremiah	Daniel	Hosea	Joel
Amos	Obadiah	Jonah	Micah
Nahum	Habakkuk	Zephaniah	Haggai
Zechariah	Malachi

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Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5
Part 6	Part 7	Part 8	Part 9
Part 10	Part 11	Part 12	Part 13
Part 14	Part 15	Part 16	Part 17
Part 18a	Part 18b	Part 19	Part 20
Conclusion	"The Onlys"	A Pastor's Authority	Galatians 6:1-3
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