“Secret Mark”: A Modern Forgery?
Introduction
In 1973, when Morton Smith presented to the world the Clement letter and an unknown “secret” gospel of Mark, was he revealing an amazing Biblical manuscript discovery or attempting a risky scholarly stunt? With the help of the experts, our four-part treatment sets the scene of the find at Mar Saba monastery in the Judean Desert (“Secret Mark”: An Amazing Discovery), presents the case for forgery (“Secret Mark”: Morton Smith—Forger), examines the textual tradition that could indicate authenticity (“Secret Mark”: Was Morton Smith a Great Thespian and I a Complete Fool?) and offers BAR’s …
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Table of Contents
“Secret Mark”: A Modern Forgery?
By Charles W. Hendrick
By Hershel Shanks
By Helmut Koester
By Hershel Shanks
Features
By S. Rebecca Martin and Andrew F. Stewart
By Avraham Faust
Departments
By Hershel Shanks
By Steve Mason
By Jeffrey R. Zorn
![]() Further ReadingCarpocratiansClement of Alexandria
Forgers
Gospels
Koester, Helmut
Secret Gospel of Mark
Smith, Morton
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