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b"Last week, CT published a piece about the \\u201cFirst Century Mark Saga.\\u201d It\\u2019s a complicated, nearly decade-old situation that reveals much about the world of ancient biblical manuscripts. Many Christians may be inclined to primarily connect biblical manuscripts with apologetics or Bible translations, but the ecosystem they inhabit is far more complex, says Christian Askeland, a former Museum of the Bible employee and professor of Christian origins. \\u201cWith the Gospel of Mark controversy, there's a lot of stuff going on there,\\u201d said Askeland. \\u201cThere is the paleography issue\\u2014the New Testament was written in the first century, so just the basic idea that we could have a first century manuscript, that one of those would survive and we would have it. Then there\\u2019s the issue of acquiring the artifact\\u2014what museums have the right to buy this kind of ancient material culture. And then there's the scholarly issue\\u2014how do professionals, specifically Christian scholars look when they are trying to buy this manuscript.\\u201d Askeland joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli this week on Quick to Listen to discuss what\\u2019s at stake in the \\u2018First-Century Mark\\u2019 saga and illuminate the larger world of ancient biblical manuscripts.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"