GA 2386
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Abstract
GA 2386 is an 11th century minuscule with a Byzantine text. Folio 92v contains Mark 16:1-8, while the next folio is the beginning of Luke. It could be thought that this manuscript has the short ending. However, a closer examination of the codex shows that a folio after 92v and before Luke 1 is missing (in fact it was cut off with a sharp tool). One suggestion was that it was taken off in an act of theft: stealing the first page of each Gospel, which usually has beautiful icons. Therefore, this is an example of a case in which the type of Mark’s ending cannot be stated with certainty. Mina Monier, SNSF MARK16 project, SIB Lausanne (CH); © CC-BY 4.0