Before revision: Likewise, Bellinzoni (2016) argued that the words "take up their cross" in Mark 8:34 failed the criterion of dissimilarity, because they reflect the early church's beliefs about the meaning of the crucifixion, and may thus represent an interpolation (perhaps inserted into the tradition before the author of the Gospel of Mark wrote it down).
After revision: Likewise, Bellinzoni argued that the words "take up their cross" in Mark 8:34 failed the criterion of dissimilarity, because they reflect the early church's beliefs about the meaning of the crucifixion, and may thus represent an interpolation (perhaps inserted into the tradition before the author of the Gospel of Mark wrote it down).