Original or Not? (Darrell Bock)
Dr. Bock responds to the four speakers: Where we agree (not necessarily presuppositions):Both readings are old.What is taught in this section, for the most part, is taught elsewhere.What we all…
Original or Not? (David Black)
Mark’s Conclusion to Peter’s Discourses[much of what is written here has been directly copied from this paper]His Position (upfront):Absolutely convinced that the long ending is original based on the external…
Original or Not? (Keith Elliott)
Think Mark did not intend to end his gospel at Mark 16:8, but that his original ending was lost. Introductory Remarks – Missing beginning and ends of ancient manuscripts did…
Original or Not? (Maurice Robinson)
Moving in a totally different direction than the previous speaker. Amid Perfect Contempt, a Place for the Genuine, the Long Ending for Mark as cont… Presupposition:Either Mark Priority or co-essential…
Original or Not? (Daniel B. Wallace)
From this point forward (for this blog series) I will be making brief notes of the argument that each speaker puts forth. “From the End Spring New Beginnings”: Mark 16:8…
The Last Twelve Verses of Mark: Original or Not?
I am sitting here, waiting for a conference to start. This is my first conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. This particular conference is about whether or not the last…
On Senior Pastors
There is a common practice found within the organizational church – the practice of paying someone a salary to fulfill the role of pastor. Usually there is one man, considered…
Ordaining a Pastor
The other day I was listening to some preaching on the radio. The preacher made an off-handed comment about ordaining a pastor. From what I know, there are a couple…
What is Your Ministry?
The other day, after my graduation ceremony, Kati (my wife) was waiting in a line outside of a bathroom. She started talking to the wife of another person who had…
Rahab… a Liar and a Whore!
Yet, God still found her faithful. In my previous post, Jealous?, Heather from 1 Free Heart made an off-handed comment about Rahab receiving good for her lie. Heather’s comment was…