Excursus - Eusebius and the Long Ending
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:28 pm
JW:
The Long Ending: (From Ben Smith's great sight):
The Long Ending
Eusebius' GOSPEL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
In discussion of evidence for LE it's generally just assumed that Eusebius is simply evidence for awareness of the common Long Ending as above. Let's see what Eusebius has to say about that.
The Greek evidence (starts on page 95):
Note that the explicit contradiction here (in the Gospels) does not involve guessing when the supposed resurrection took place but when the women (which are different also) came to the tomb =
Mark 16
Matthew 28
Joseph
Skeptical Textual Criticism
The Long Ending: (From Ben Smith's great sight):
The Long Ending
The Short Ending:9 And having arisen early on the sabbath he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
10 She went and announced it to those who had been with him while they were mourning and weeping.
11 And they, having heard that he lived, and that he had been seen by her, did not believe.
12 And after these things he appeared in another form to two of them while they were walking along, going to the country.
13 And they went away and announced it to the others, but they did not believe them.
14 {And} afterward he appeared to the eleven as they reclined, and he reproached their lack of belief and their hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him risen.
15 And he said to them: Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He who has believed and been baptized will be saved, but he who has not believed will be condemned.
17 These signs will accompany those who have believed: In my name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues,
18 {and in their hands} they will pick up serpents, and if they should drink any deadly thing it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.
19 So the Lord Jesus, after speaking with them, was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
20 And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.
Roger Pearse relatively recently had Eusebius' GOSPEL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS translated:And all that had been commanded them they promptly announced to those around Peter. And after these things J{esu}s himself appeared to them, and from the east as far as the west he sent out through them the sacred and incorruptible proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.
Eusebius' GOSPEL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
In discussion of evidence for LE it's generally just assumed that Eusebius is simply evidence for awareness of the common Long Ending as above. Let's see what Eusebius has to say about that.
The Greek evidence (starts on page 95):
Eusebius, the presumed Gospel authority is asked a question by a Marinus. Consider the setting for the question. For most of Christianity's history claiming/wondering about a contradiction publicly would have been very bad for your health. In Eusebius' time though, c. 300, Christianity is not in control and therefore does have to try and defend itself against criticism.Your first question was:
How is it that the Saviour’s resurrection evidently took place, in
Matthew, “late on the Sabbath”, but in Mark “early in the
morning on the first day of the week”?
Note that the explicit contradiction here (in the Gospels) does not involve guessing when the supposed resurrection took place but when the women (which are different also) came to the tomb =
Mark 16
Verses2 And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen.
Matthew 28
So just like "Mark's" Jesus, Marinus' question does not appear, to refer to the Long Ending.1 Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
Joseph
Skeptical Textual Criticism