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Concordia Theological Monthly

Publication Date

9-1-1972

Document Type

Article

Keywords

mark 16:1-8, pericope, easter, galilee, empty tomb, weeden, wellhausen

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

One of the most difficult pericopes in the New Testament is the Easter Gospel, Mark 16:1-8, because it reports no appearance of the risen Lord, and ends with the strange words, " ... and they said nothing co any one, for they were afraid." In this article, the author summarizes and evaluates the chief solutions chat have been proposed, and then offers his own solution. On the basis of his study of the message of the Gospel and of other pertinent Biblical materials, he finds that the conclusion reflects a real appreciation of the joyful Gospel message. He also argues that in a sense the ending is incomplete, for Mark used the "incomplete ending" to say to each reader that it was up to him and to her to carry on "all that Jesus had begun both to do and to teach."

Disciplines

Biblical Studies

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Mark 16:1-8; Mark 16:9-20; Revelation 22:18-19; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Mark 15:40-41, 47; Mark 14:51-52;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

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