Bible Review

C.E. (Common Era), used by this author, is the alternate designation corresponding to A.D. often used in scholarly literature.

The Marcan addition is the longer ending of Mark (16:9–20) found in many manuscripts. It is accepted as canonical, although printed in smaller type in many translations. According to most scholars, it was not written by Mark but added later. Some scholars think 16:9–20 is dependent on the other Gospels and summarizes their narratives of resurrection appearances; other scholars regard it as independent tradition.

See the first part of this interview, “Israelite Origins,” BR 08:04.

B.C.E. (Before the Common Era), used by this author, is the alternate designation corresponding to B.C. often used in scholarly literature.

The Gospel According to John I-XII, Anchor Bible 29 (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966), p. lxxxvii.

For some of the same conclusions reached independently, see Anthony Saldarini, “Sanhedrin,” Anchor Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), vol. 5, pp. 975–980.

See Ronald S. Hendel, “When the Sons of God Cavorted with the Daughters of Men,” BR 03:02.

See Eldon J. Epp, “Should ‘The Book’ Be Panned?” BR 02:02.

For example, John Meier’s A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (Doubleday, 1991; see Marcus Borg’s review in Bible Books, BR 08:03). Also, J.D. Crossan, The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant (Harper, 1991); E.P. Sanders, Jesus and Judaism (Fortress, 1985); and Borg, Jesus: A New Vision (Harper, 1988).