The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. MarkBurgon, John William
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The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark
Burgon, John William
Bible. Mark XVI, 9-20 -- Criticism, Textual
The exact English counterpart of which,—(I owe it to the kind help of M.
Neubauer, of the Bodleian),—is subjoined. The Reader will scarcely require
to be reminded that the reason why §§ 282, 287, 289 do not appear in this
Table is because those Sections, (belonging to the tenth Canon,) have
nothing parallel to them in the other Gospels.
_Luke_ _Matthew_ _Mark_ _John_ _Luke_ _Matthew_ _Mark_
391 ... 286 247 390 421 281
... 426 288 247 390 421 283
... 391 ... 284
... 393 ... 285
The general intention of this is sufficiently obvious: but the Reader must
be told that on making reference to S. MATTHEW’S Gospel, in this Syriac
Codex, it is found that § 421 = chap, xxviii. 8; and § 426 = chap. xxviii.
19, 20:
That, in S. LUKE’S Gospel,—§ 390 = chap. xxiv. 8-10: § 391 = chap. xxiv.
11; and § 393 = chap. xxiv. 13-17:(560)
That, in S. JOHN’S Gospel,—§ 247 = chap. xx. 17 (πορεύου down to Θεὸν
ὑμῶν.)
So that, exhibited in familiar language, these Syriac _Marginal
References_ are intended to guide a Reader,
(§ 281) From S. Mark xvi. 8,—to S. Matth. xxviii. 8: S. Luke
From S. Mark xxiv. 8-10: S. John xx. 17 (πορεύου _to the end of the
verse_).
(§ 283) From S. Mark xvi. 10,—to the same three places.
(§ 284) From S. Mark xvi. 11,—to S. Luke xxiv. 11.
(§ 285) From S. Mark xvi. 12,—to S. Luke xxiv. 13-17.
(§ 286) From S. Mark xvi. 13,—to S. Luke xxiv. 11.
(§ 288) From S. Mark xvi. 15,—to S. Matth. xxiv. 19, 20.
Here then, although the Ten Eusebian Canons are faithfully retained, it is
much to be noted that we are presented with _a different set of Sectional
subdivisions_. This will be best understood by attentively comparing all
the details which precede with the Eusebian references in the inner margin
of a copy of Lloyd’s Greek Testament.
But the convincing _proof_ that these Syriac Sections are not those with
which we have been hitherto acquainted from Greek MSS., is supplied by the
fact that they are so many more _in number_. The sum of the Sections in
each of the Gospels follows; for which, (the Bodleian Codex being
mutilated,) I am indebted to the learning and obligingness of Dr.
Wright.(561) He quotes from “the beautiful MS. Addit. 7,157, written A.D.
768.”(562) From this, it appears that the Sections in the Gospel according
to,—
S. MATTHEW, (instead of being from 359 to 355,) are 426: (the last
Section, § 426/6, consisting of ver. 19, 20.)
S. MARK, (instead of being from 241 to 233,) are 290: (the last Section, §
290/8, consisting of ver. 19, 20.)
S. LUKE, (instead of being from 349 to 342,) are 402: (the last Section, §
402/10, consisting of ver. 52, 53.)
S. JOHN, (instead of being 232,) is 271: (the last Section, § 271/10,
consisting of ver. 18-25.)
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