Transhuman68
The theory I like is that Mark was written on a scroll, and both ends of the scroll were damaged somehow, as there are two versions of the first verse as well, and the beginning is grammatically 'awkward' as if it was written by someone else. I read a theory that most of Mark chapter 13, although it is written as Jesus words, is actually a Jewish apocalyptic tract that was circulating at the time and was just copied word for word into Mark.
MP
Whie that appears to be an elegant solution, it doesnt explain how nobody noticed. Are we to believe there was one copy and it got its edges burnt ? If Peter really went to Rome and there were thousands of followers, shouldnt there have been literally many many thousands of copies befor ethe disciples died ? How does one explain they didnt keep a definitive copy or the original just like the Americans did with the declaration of indy etc. Are we to believe the mere founding fathers were smarter than the god assisted apostles ?
Berengaria
I see Jesus as a Ghandi, John Lennon, Martin Luther King Jr. figure. I'm sure there are many many more through every age, that I have forgotten.
Good men all who tried to make people think about what really matters.
MP
Jesus was not good, he was a racist, sexist jewish man of the times. He was a pawn who told the jews not to fight but to be happy with their destiny as slaves of the romans.