Secret Gospel of Mark
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The Secret Gospel of Mark is a purported longer and more esoteric version of the Gospel of Mark, known only from a controversial letter attributed to Clement of Alexandria and widely regarded as an apocryphal or disputed early Christian text.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocryphal gospel
ⓘ
disputed early Christian text ⓘ purported longer version of the Gospel of Mark ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clement of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
advanced instruction for the spiritually mature
ⓘ
initiation ⓘ secret teaching of Jesus ⓘ |
| attributedBySource | Clement of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInCatholicChurch | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInOrthodoxChurches | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInProtestantChurches | non-canonical ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
nighttime instruction of the raised young man
ⓘ
raising of a young man in Bethany ⓘ |
| contentCharacterization |
esoteric
ⓘ
longer than canonical Mark ⓘ mystical ⓘ |
| controversy |
accusations of forgery against Morton Smith
ⓘ
questions about Clementine authorship of Letter to Theodore ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfManuscript | unknown ⓘ |
| dateOfCompositionHypothesis |
2nd century
ⓘ
modern forgery in 20th century ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Morton Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation | Mar Saba Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| genre | gospel ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Letter to Theodore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mar Saba letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| manuscriptForm | 18th-century copy in a printed book ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Letter to Theodore 1.1–3.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalManuscriptStatus | lost ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | known only from photographs and notes ⓘ |
| purportedAuthor | Mark the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToCanonicalMark |
expansion of Markan narrative
ⓘ
interpolations into Gospel of Mark ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
authenticity disputed
ⓘ
possible genuine ancient text ⓘ possible modern forgery ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
New Testament textual criticism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Christian apocrypha ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| textualStatus |
apocryphal
ⓘ
disputed authenticity ⓘ lost work ⓘ non-canonical ⓘ |
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