Freer Logion un Marka evaņģēlija noslēgums

The Freer Logion is an insertion in the parchment manuscript (majuscule) W032 in the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Mark, between verses 14 and 15. The “long or spurious conclusion” of Mark’s Gospel (Mark 16:9-20), which is also contained in this manuscript, most likely did not belong to the original text of Mark. However, the Freer Logion does not appear to be a Gnostic gospel or a fragment of one. It corresponds well to many important theological themes found in the text of Mark 16:9-20, and, therefore, should rather be considered an apostolic attempt to organically continue the abruptly ending Easter story of Mark 16:8. The author of the Gospel of Mark is likely to have concluded the Easter story deliberately and meaningfully at 16:8, and this carries a specific theological message. The Freer Logion also attempts to make this theological message clearer – it points to the nature of the post-Easter experience, which, in essence, is unpredictable, unplanned, and uncontrollable.