Saturday, February 18, 2012

First-century fragment of Gospel of Mark found?

By Donald Sensing

Baptist Press - Q&A: A first-century fragment of Mark found?:

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- Much of the biblical scholarly world has been buzzing since Feb. 1, when a New Testament professor made a claim during a debate that was news to most everyone who heard it -- a first-century fragment of Mark's Gospel may have been found.

It would be the earliest-known fragment of the New Testament, placing it in the very century of Christ and the apostles.

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