The Gospel Hoax: Morton Smith's Invention of Secret Mark. By Stephen C. Carlson
Morton Smith's famous discovery (in 1958) and publication (in 1973) of a previously unknown letter of Clement of Alexandria containing excerpts from a ‘Secret Gospel of Mark’ has always aroused controversy. Doubts about the authenticity of the letter were articulated early on (e.g. by Q. Quesne...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2007
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 193-195 |
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| Summary: | Morton Smith's famous discovery (in 1958) and publication (in 1973) of a previously unknown letter of Clement of Alexandria containing excerpts from a ‘Secret Gospel of Mark’ has always aroused controversy. Doubts about the authenticity of the letter were articulated early on (e.g. by Q. Quesnell), and since Morton Smith's death in 1991 these doubts have grown rather than diminished. In this book, Stephen Carlson deploys his forensic skills to the full (he is a practising lawyer) to argue the case that the letter is a modern hoax, created and written by Morton Smith himself., Carlson develops his case, building on previous critiques, with impressive detail. He argues that the writing of the manuscript seems to betray signs of being a modern forgery. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fll042 |