An article in the April '24 'The Atlantic', The Secret Gospel which regards the claim of a 'lost' (now found-recovered) manuscript which Columbia professor Morton Smith posits constitutes as a new, additional New Testament gospel (found-recovered in 1958, declared FAKE by one of Smiths colleagues in 1975).

Article by Ariel Sabar, a contributing writer for The Atlantic.
me: An interesting, thought-provoking piece, well worth reading.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/14/2024 11:54PM by GNPE.

Morton Smith discovered the Mar Saba letter while cataloging ancient texts in the monastery's library. The letter was purportedly written by Clement of Alexandria to one Theodore, and references a secret Gospel of Mark:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Saba_letter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Gospel_of_Mark

There is apparently a lot of controversy surrounding the authenticity of the letter. If you are interested, the second link above details the controversy.

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> Morton Smith discovered the Mar Saba letter while
> cataloging ancient texts in the monastery's
> library. The letter was purportedly written by
> Clement of Alexandria to one Theodore, and
> references a secret Gospel of Mark:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_Saba_letter
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Gospel_of_Mar
> k
>
> There is apparently a lot of controversy
> surrounding the authenticity of the letter. If you
> are interested, the second link above details the
> controversy.

Both probable modern forgeries but with a fascinating backstory.

...because they found the body. It was in the "James Ossuary"--also a fake.