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Pastor Jonathan talks through the question: "Where does Mark end his Gospel?" Here are his 5 reasons for seeing the end at 16:8: 

1.      Mark 16:9–20 has different vocabulary, grammar, and theology from the rest of the gospel 

2.     Almost all versions of texts that are longer are not the original 

3.     Mark’s style is to write short and punchy accounts 

4.     Mary Magdalene is introduced as though readers do not know who she is, even though she has been in the previous three episodes

5.     The stories that follow are summaries of resurrection appearances in the other three Gospels