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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Secret Gospel of Mark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secret Gospel of Mark Context triple: [Apocryphal New Testament writings, includeWork, Secret Gospel of Mark]
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A.
Gospel of Judas
The Gospel of Judas is a non-canonical early Christian text that portrays Judas Iscariot not as a traitor but as Jesus’ favored disciple who carries out a divinely instructed role.
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B.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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C.
Genesis Apocryphon
Genesis Apocryphon is an ancient Jewish text from the Dead Sea Scrolls that retells and expands stories from the Book of Genesis, particularly focusing on figures like Noah and Abraham.
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D.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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E.
Gospel of the Resurrection
The Gospel of the Resurrection is the New Testament account of Christ’s rising from the dead, proclaimed liturgically as the central scriptural focus of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secret Gospel of Mark Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Gospel of Judas
The Gospel of Judas is a non-canonical early Christian text that portrays Judas Iscariot not as a traitor but as Jesus’ favored disciple who carries out a divinely instructed role.
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B.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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C.
Genesis Apocryphon
Genesis Apocryphon is an ancient Jewish text from the Dead Sea Scrolls that retells and expands stories from the Book of Genesis, particularly focusing on figures like Noah and Abraham.
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D.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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E.
Gospel of the Resurrection
The Gospel of the Resurrection is the New Testament account of Christ’s rising from the dead, proclaimed liturgically as the central scriptural focus of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocryphal gospel
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disputed early Christian text ⓘ purported longer version of the Gospel of Mark ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clement of Alexandria ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
advanced instruction for the spiritually mature
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initiation ⓘ secret teaching of Jesus ⓘ |
| attributedBySource | Clement of Alexandria ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInCatholicChurch | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInOrthodoxChurches | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInProtestantChurches | non-canonical ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
nighttime instruction of the raised young man
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raising of a young man in Bethany ⓘ |
| contentCharacterization |
esoteric
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longer than canonical Mark ⓘ mystical ⓘ |
| controversy |
accusations of forgery against Morton Smith
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questions about Clementine authorship of Letter to Theodore ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfManuscript | unknown ⓘ |
| dateOfCompositionHypothesis |
2nd century
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modern forgery in 20th century ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Morton Smith ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation |
Mar Saba Monastery
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linked to:
Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba)
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| discoveryYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| genre | gospel ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Letter to Theodore
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Mar Saba letter ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| manuscriptForm | 18th-century copy in a printed book ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Letter to Theodore 1.1–3.1 ⓘ |
| originalManuscriptStatus | lost ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | known only from photographs and notes ⓘ |
| purportedAuthor | Mark the Evangelist ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Gospel of Mark ⓘ |
| relationshipToCanonicalMark |
expansion of Markan narrative
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interpolations into Gospel of Mark ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
authenticity disputed
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possible genuine ancient text ⓘ possible modern forgery ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
New Testament textual criticism
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early Christian apocrypha ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| textualStatus |
apocryphal
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disputed authenticity ⓘ lost work ⓘ non-canonical ⓘ |
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