THE ENDING OF MARK
The end of Mark presents an interesting dilemma for the biblical textual critic. Looking at chapter 16, most modern bibles have footnotes, brackets, and markings trying to help the reader understand that the ending of the book is in question. Mark 16:9-20 forms the verses in question. The shorter ending at verse eight, supported by a respected few manuscripts, is thrust into contention with later more numerous manuscripts[1] with a longer ending. While there are many divergent views, the facts lead to only one conclusion. Mark canonically ends in verse eight and all following verses are non-canonical additions.
