Mark's Other Gospel: Rethinking Morton Smith's Controversial Discovery

by Scott G. Brown

Book Overview

Did the evangelist Mark write two versions of his gospel? According to a letter ascribed to Clement of Alexandria, Mark created a second, more spiritual edition of his gospel for theologically advanced Christians in Alexandria. Clement's letter contains two excerpts from this lost gospel, including a remarkably different account of the raising of Lazarus. Forty-five years of cursory investigation have yielded five mutually exclusive paradigms, abundant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554584493
• ISBN13: 9781554584499
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"