Reflections on Secret Mark by Craig Evans

REFLECTIONS ON SECRET MARK by Craig Evans at Bible and Interpretation:

Doubting Morton Smith and Secret Mark

Although a number of scholars were willing to accept the find as authentic, or at least were willing to accept Smith’s account, a number of other scholars suspected the find was a hoax and that perhaps Smith himself was the hoaxer. The matter continues to be debated.

By Craig A. Evans
Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament
Acadia Divinity College and Acadia University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia B4P 2R6 Canada
August 2011

Professor Evans is suspicious because central themes in Secret Mark show up in Morton Smith's work before the supposed discovery of the manuscript. This essay is related to the symposium on Secret Mark held by Tony Burke in April. Background here.