The longer ending of Mark textual variant, and Gosp of Nic

[SamAustralian123]

Gospel of Nicodemus which internally was written before the death of Pilate 36 AD, and by Christian(s) which means if the internal date is real it is inspired scripture, and I believe it is inspired, has a part where Jesus says the same things as in the much debated longer ending of Mark 16 9-20

1 Now a certain priest named Phinees and Addas a teacher and Aggaeus (Ogias Copt., Egias lat.) a Levite came down from Galilee unto Jerusalem and told the rulers of the synagogue and the priests and the Levites, saying: We saw Jesus and his disciples sitting upon the mountain which is called Mamilch (Mambre or Malech lat., Mabrech Copt.), and he said unto his disciples: Go into all the world and preach unto every creature (the whole creation): he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. [And these signs shall follow upon them that believe: in my name they shall cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues, they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them: they shall lay hands upon the sick and they shall recover.] And while Jesus yet spake unto his disciples we saw him taken up into heaven.

proving the longer ending of Mark is original.

 

[timf]

This is perhaps emblematic of the difference between the majority text and the critical text. Most modern bible used the critical text which excludes the last part of Mark 16. I see the gospel of Nicodemus as similar to the letter of Clemet as written by a Christian, but not necessarily inspired.

 

[SamAustralian123]

If the preface is true it was written first century while Pilate was still alive. It has a letter at the end from Pilate to Claudius Caesar (ruled 41-54 AD) which means Pilate lived into the 40s AD despite Eusebius saying he died around 36 AD. Eusebius is 300 AD, and there are no other good sources before him for information on Pilates death so he could be wrong. That same letter is in the acts of Peter, and Paul.
Daniel 9 said vision, and prophecy would be sealed up by a certain date which was 70 AD so for anything to be inspired it has to be written before then. Revelation can be dated to 41-48 AD. Anything that has Jesus death burial resurrection before that date I would classify as inspired or anything that mentions Jesus virgin birth before that date (like some of the infancy writings) I would also classify as inspired.
Some books that internally were written pre 70 AD by people faithful to the God of Abraham / Christians, and therefore if the internal date of them is true are inspired scripture

Proto James
Pseudo Mathew
Gospel of Nicodemus
Didache
Life of Joseph the Carpenter
Apocalypse of Peter
Acts of Barnabas (not epistle of Barnabas (100 AD) or gospel of Barnabas (Islamic medieval)).
Some other possible ones are 1 Clement, Infancy Thomas, The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary.

And there are probably others.
Sometimes they say when they are writing like in proto James other times there are prophecies about 70 AD related phenomena.

Here is a section from Acts of Peter, and Paul about cities going into the water. Google the city name (Baias, and Pontiole) to find articles on it in the water. Internally I could not date this book

CHURCH FATHERS: The Acts of Peter and Paul

Featuring the Church Fathers, Catholic Encyclopedia, Summa Theologica and more.

www.newadvent.org

And Paul, being in Pontiole, and having heard that Dioscorus had been beheaded, being grieved with great grief, gazing into the height of the heaven, said: O Lord Almighty in heaven, who hast appeared to me in every place whither I have gone on account of Your only-begotten Word, our Lord Jesus Christ, punish this city, and bring out all who have believed in God and followed His word. He said to them therefore: Follow me: And going forth from Pontiole with those who had believed in the word of God, they came to a place called Baias; and looking up with their eyes, they all see that city called Pontiole sunk into the sea-shore about one fathom; and there it is until this day, for a remembrance, under the sea.