The Gospel Hoax: Morton Smith's Invention of Secret Mark, Stephen C. Carlson's 2005 study from Baylor University Press, argues on textual and forensic grounds that Morton Smith fabricated the so-called Secret Gospel of Mark. Its strength is that it is a peer-reviewed scholarly monograph presenting detailed textual and handwriting analysis. Its limit is that the fabrication question remains genuinely debated among scholars, with some defending Smith's discovery as authentic, so this record represents one side of a live scholarly dispute.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: a peer reviewed scholarly monograph from Baylor University Press presenting detailed textual and handwriting analysis, one side of a live scholarly dispute rather than a settled consensus. NotesScholarly study arguing that Morton Smith fabricated the Secret Gospel of Mark, Baylor University Press, 2005.
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AuthorStephen C. Carlson
PublisherBaylor University Press
Publication Year2005
Source Typebook
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Custodians & Museums, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Textual Witnesses, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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