The “Commentary on Mark” that goes under the name of one Victor of Antioch poses a number of problems. Its author is otherwise unknown, its genre disputed (a catena rather than a commentary), and its content something of a puzzle, because many excerpts are taken from commentaries on Matthew and on Luke. The work has been largely neglected and a critical edition is still lacking. The paper analyses some representative passages, thereby comparing the editions of Possinus, Matthaei, and Cramer, to show how its author/compiler has tried to put together a “commentary” on Mark by making use of exegetical material dealing with Matthew and Luke.
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