Secret Gospel: Discovery and Interpretation of the Secret Gospel According to Mark - Softcover

Morton Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570972036 ISBN 13: 9781570972034

Publisher: The Dawn Horse Press, 2005

Synopsis

The discovery & interpretation of the Secret Gospel According to Mark, which gives evidence of the method by which Jesus of Nazareth initiated his disciples into the esoteric practices of his teaching. 1985

About this title

Synopsis:

In 1958, Morton Smith travelled to Jerusalem to do research in the monastery library of Mar Saba, in the Judean Desert. What he found was no routine corroboration of New Testament history, but a precious fragment of a second-century document that would change our understanding of the work and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. The core statement in the secret gospel - the pronouncement that, when the young man came to see him, 'Jesus taught him the mystery of the Kingdom of God' - is one of the most significant surviving indicators that Jesus may have conveyed a secret profundity, a revelatory and transformative spiritual event, to those of his disciples who were prepared to receive it. Therein lies the extraordinary value of "The Secret Gospel'. Whilst his scholarly credentials are impeccable, Professor Smith's theory - as he himself anticipated - has proven to be controversial. Meanwhile, " the Secret Gospel" invites a wide community of readers to share in the challenge of his discovery and to evaluate for themselves the provocative - and fundamental - questions it raises.

From the Inside Flap:

The Secret Gospel gives the first real evidence of the method by which Jesus of Nazareth initiated his disciples into the esoteric practices of his teaching, making this is a very important book for the history of humankind.In 1958, Morton Smith traveled to Jerusalem to do research in the monastery library of Mar Saba,in the Judean Desert. What he found was no routine corroboration of New Testament history, but a precious fragment of a second-century document that would change our understanding of the work and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. As exciting as the most suspenseful adventure story, Professor Smith’s book is a lively and readable account of the discovery and unraveling of some of Christianity’s most intriguing mysteries.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Dawn Horse Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1570972036
• ISBN 13: 9781570972034
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 176