. stylistic arguments of convenience . James Keith Elliott books.google/books?id=tjgzlfewUxgC&pg=PA235 . says that the stylistic arguments against the opening verses of Mark. . Mark 1:1-3 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. . being Markan autographic scripture are more compelling than the sytlistic arguments against the traditional ending of Mark. . in many ways the non-Markan character of Mark 1:1-3 is more pronounced that that of Mark 16:9-20 . This is another example of sytlistic arguments being essentially arguments of convenience, of little merit. . And often based on a simple fallacy. A writer discussing the most extraordinary and significant will often write in a more forceful, direct or unusual manner. . This is being discussed on the house textual criticism forum, the one that bans any clearly stated non-establishment views. They had to give some discussion because of Elliott as the source. Sometimes you pick up some tidbits there. . Steven Avery
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