Scripture Alone?: 21 Reasons to Reject Sola Scriptura

by Joel Peters

First, according to the manuscripts that we have, there are four possible endings for St. Mark’s Gospel: the short ending, which includes verses 1-8 of chapter 16; the longer ending, which includes verses 1-8 plus verses 9-20; the intermediate ending, which includes 2 to 3 lines of text between verse 8 and the longer ending; and the longer ending in expanded form, which includes several verses after verse 14 of the longer ending.29