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I had the privilege of being present for Mark Goodacre\u2019s paper proposing a conjectural emendation of the Gospel of Peter, so that it does not feature a walking, talking cross<\/em>, but instead referred to Jesus as \u201cthe crucified.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Remnant of Giants<\/a> has blogged about Mark\u2019s proposal twice recently<\/a>, and Mark himself<\/a> has also done so<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I think Mark\u2019s proposal has a lot to be said for it. It fits well with the image of two angels leading\/supporting Jesus as he exits the tomb, with his head higher than theirs, rather than being overshadowed and upstaged \u2013 metaphorically if not literally \u2013 by a cross whose presence in the tomb is more perplexing than that of the angels, and rather than his being essentially carried by the angels.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t help wondering, though, whether the image of Jesus having returned to life, but needing some assistance initially, doesn\u2019t seem natural to Mark and I because of a common source we both depend on \u2013 by which I don\u2019t mean Q<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

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