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Jun 23 Blog

Does the Gospel of Mark Reveal Jesus’ Anger or His Compassion?

In the fifth-century C.E. Codex Bezae, an early edition of the New Testament written in Greek, the Gospel of Mark describes Jesus’ anger before healing a leper (Mark 1:41). While later scribes changed Jesus’ anger to compassion, it is likely that Codex Bezae preserves the original reading.

Aug 13 Blog

Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery

By: Reviewed by James D.G. Dunn

James D.G. Dunn reviews "Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery: The Secret Gospel of Mark in Debate" edited by Tony Burke.

Jan 24 Blog

Peter Jeffery: Additional Response to Handwriting Analysis

By: Peter Jeffery

Back to Did Morton Smith Forge “Secret Mark”? The Mar Saba text has been regarded with suspicion ever since its discovery. The reason is […]

Jan 24 Blog

Scott Brown: My Thoughts on the Reports by Venetia Anastasopoulou

By: Scott Brown

Back to Did Morton Smith Forge “Secret Mark”? In the following 14-page essay, Scott G. Brown responds to Venetia Anastasopoulou’s handwriting analysis of Secret […]

Oct 14 Blog

The “Secret Mark” Translation

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

While looking for ancient documents in the Mar Saba monastery library in the Judean Desert, scholar Morton Smith made a discovery that rocked the academic world: Copied onto the end-pages of a 17th-century book was a previously unknown letter from Clement of Alexandria, a second-century church father, which contained passages of a lost “secret” gospel of Mark.

Oct 14 Blog

Beyond Reasonable Doubt: A Response to Allan J. Pantuck

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Back to Did Morton Smith Forge “Secret Mark”? In his November/December 2010 First Person, editor Hershel Shanks described a recent scholarly article by Dr. […]

Oct 14 Blog

Allan J. Pantuck: Solving the Mysterion of Morton Smith and the Secret Gospel of Mark

By: Allan J. Pantuck

Back to Did Morton Smith Forge “Secret Mark”? In his November/December 2010 First Person, editor Hershel Shanks described a recent scholarly journal article arguing […]

Oct 14 Blog

Did Morton Smith Forge "Secret Mark"?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Over fifty years ago, Columbia University professor Morton Smith discovered a previously unknown letter from Clement of Alexandria, a second-century church father, which contained passages of a lost “secret” gospel of Mark. A debate over the authenticity of this document continues to this day.

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