Mark 14:58 and the "Handmade-Not Handmade" Parallel

Some scholars retain the neat “handmade–not handmade” adjectival parallel in their reconstructions of Jesus’s prophecy against the temple reported in Mark 14:58, suggesting the parallel refers to the eschatological temple common to Jewish apocalyptic literature. While the suggestion is plausible, the parallel is more likely the result of Markan redaction and symbolism. A reconstruction of the parallel’s tradition history in early Christianity shows that the addition follows a pattern of connecting Jesus’s prophecy with his resurrection and the growth of the Christian movement.