The Long Ending of the Gospel of Mark: A Text-Critical and Narrative Study of its History and Impact

马可福音的漫长结局：对其历史和影响的文本批判和叙事研究

• 批准号: 2738201
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2738201
• 关键词: Long; Ending; Gospel; Mark; Text

Some manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark conclude with Mark 16.8 (e.g., and B, 4th century CE). This verse tells of the women fearfully fleeing Jesus' tomb after receiving news from a young man in white that Jesus has risen. Upon leaving the tomb, they tell no one of Jesus' resurrection. However, other manuscripts contain Mark 16.9-20 (e.g., A and Dea, 5th century CE). This ending, known as the Long Ending, describes the resurrected Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene before visiting his disciples and ascending into heaven. One manuscript (W, 5th century CE) inserts a dialogue, called the Freer Logion, between Jesus and his disciples after Mark 16.14 of the Long Ending. Research investigating which ending of Mark's Gospel is original is long-standing in the field of New Testament textual criticism, with most contemporary scholars regarding the Long Ending a later addition (Metzger 1992, Ehrman 2016). My research will build upon past scholarship by answering unresolved textual questions concerning the Long Ending of Mark's Gospel and revealing how the added verses alter the Markan narrative as a whole.I will first use the methods of textual criticism to resolve questions concerning the textual history of the Long Ending. I will engage with manuscripts and patristic writings to affirm when Mark 16.9 to 20 became part of the Gospel. I will also study the ending in light of other ancient texts to determine where ideas in the passage derived. Additionally, I will examine Mark 16.8 and early Christian beliefs to establish why the Long Ending was added.I will then use a narrative critical approach to assess how reading Mark 16.9 to 20 as part of Mark's Gospel impacts our interpretation of the narrative as a whole. I will examine how the Long Ending, including the Freer Logion, alters the preceding text's depiction of Jesus, women, discipleship, healing, and Satan. For example, I will evaluate how the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus in the Long Ending affect our understanding of Jesus in Mark's Gospel.Such research is significant as it will shed light on how early Christian communities viewed Mark's Gospel and present new information on the 'life' of the Long Ending. The study is also valuable as throughout Christian history people have read Mark 16.9-20 as an integral part of the Gospel, and many continue to do; yet few have considered how reading the Long Ending alters our view of the Markan narrative. Thus, my study will address the impact of the additional verses on how centuries of people have interpreted Mark's Gospel in an academic and faith context.I will conduct my work on the textual history of Mark 16.9-20 in the first twelve months (October 22 - September 23) of my programme. I will then spend the following sixteen months (October 23 - February 25) examining the narrative impact of the Long Ending on Mark's Gospel. Following this structure will ensure I can develop my writing and review my study in the final year.

马可福音的一些手稿以马可福音16.8结尾（例如，和B，公元世纪）。这节经文讲述了一群妇女从一个穿白色衣服的年轻人那里得知耶稣复活的消息后，害怕地逃离耶稣的坟墓。在离开坟墓时，他们没有告诉任何人耶稣复活的事。然而，其他手稿包含马可福音16.9-20（例如，A和Dea，公元5世纪）。这个结局被称为“漫长的结局”，描述了复活的耶稣在拜访门徒并升入天堂之前向抹大拉的玛丽显现。其中一份手稿（公元世纪）在《漫长的结局》的马可福音16.14之后插入了一段耶稣和他的门徒之间的对话，称为《自由的箴言》。调查马可福音的哪一个结尾是原始的研究在新约圣经考证学领域由来已久，大多数当代学者都认为长结尾是后来的补充（Metzger 1992，Ehrman 2016）。我的研究将建立在过去的奖学金通过回答有关马可福音的长结尾的未解决的文本问题，并揭示增加的诗句如何改变整个马可叙事。我将首先使用考证的方法来解决有关长结尾的文本历史的问题。我将与手稿和教父的著作，以确认当马克16.9至20成为福音的一部分。我也会根据其他古代文献来研究结尾，以确定这段经文中的思想来源。此外，我将考察马可福音16.8和早期基督教信仰，以确定为什么要增加长结尾，然后我将使用叙事批评的方法来评估阅读马可福音16.9至20作为马可福音的一部分如何影响我们对整个叙事的解释。我将考察《漫长的结局》，包括《自由箴言》，是如何改变了前面文本对耶稣、女人、门徒训练、医治和撒旦的描述。例如，我将评估耶稣复活后在《漫长的结局》中的出现如何影响我们对《马可福音》中耶稣的理解。这样的研究意义重大，因为它将揭示早期基督教团体如何看待《马可福音》，并提供关于《漫长的结局》“生命”的新信息。这项研究也是有价值的，因为在整个基督教历史上，人们都把马可福音16.9-20作为福音书的一个组成部分来读，许多人继续这样做;但很少有人考虑过阅读《漫长的结局》如何改变我们对马可福音叙述的看法。因此，我的研究将解决的影响，额外的诗句对人们如何在学术和信仰的背景下解释马可福音的世纪。我将进行我的工作在马可福音16.9-20在我的计划的前十二个月（10月22日至9月23日）的文本历史。然后，我将用接下来的16个月（10月23日至2月25日）来考察《马可福音》中长结尾的叙事影响。遵循这个结构将确保我可以发展我的写作和审查我的研究在最后一年。