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THE
The Codex
"My Word Will Not Pass Away"
Dedication: To Sir Roundell Palmer, Q.C., M.P.
Preface.
The Last Twelve Verses.
Chapter I. - THE CASE OF THE LAST TWELVE VERSES OF S. MARK'S GOSPEL, STATED.
CHAPTER II. - THE HOSTILE VERDICT OF BIBLICAL CRITICS SHEWN TO BE QUITE OF RECENT DATE.
CHAPTER III. - THE EARLY FATHERS APPEALED TO, AND OBSERVED TO BEAR FAVOURABLE WITNESS.
CHAPTER IV. - THE EARLY VERSIONS EXAMINED, AND FOUND TO YIELD UNFALTERING TESTIMONY TO THE GENUINENESS OF THESE VERSES.
In this careful study, a nineteenth‑century theologian defends the authenticity of the final twelve verses of the Gospel of Mark, a passage many scholars have long dismissed. He opens with clear facsimile reproductions of the relevant leaves from Codex Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, letting readers see the abrupt ending firsthand. The work also presents the original Greek text, transliterated for those without fluency, grounding the argument in the very manuscripts themselves.
The author then tackles the prevailing critical objections, showing how the premises behind the doubts are unreliable. He walks the listener through manuscript evidence, linguistic patterns, and theological implications with a clear, step‑by‑step approach. By the end, the book invites a thoughtful reconsideration of how a single leaf of ancient ink can influence our view of the New Testament.
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (746K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Jul 27, 2008
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1813–1888
Best remembered as Dean of Chichester, he was a vigorous Victorian churchman, preacher, and scholar whose strong views on the Bible and the New Testament text kept his name in religious debate long after his lifetime. He also had a literary side, winning an Oxford poetry prize before becoming known for learned controversy.
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