51) Schaff, Commentary, Matthew, 469.
52) Luther, 13b, 1767
53) Luther, 13b, 1772
54) Luther, 13b, 1773.
55) Luther, 13b, 1783.
56) Barton, Archeology and the Bible, 183, 184.
57) There can be not reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the last
passage in Mark, vv.9-20. The gospel surely did not end with v.8. Being the end of the
parchment roll, this passage may have been mutilated in many manuscripts. But
though it is missing in many of the ancient manuscripts, it is found in the
Freer (Washington) Manuscript, with an addition to v. 14 (Cobern, The New
Archeological Discoveries, 64. 583. 194). The style shows the concise,
vivid narrative of Mark. Many terms, to the careful reader at least, show the
influence of Peter. The simplest and most comprehensive summaries on the
question are those of Fuerbringer, Einleitung in das Neue Testament,
27-29, and Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Vol. 1.
58) Luther, 11, 946.
59) Luther, 11, 939.
60) Luther, 11, 967
61) Luther, 13b, 2034
62) Luther, 11, 990