[B-Greek] Secret Mark

Matt Jones mattj at instruction.com
Wed Dec 26 21:35:07 EST 2007


 I haven't read Decoding Mark, but the use of palistrophes is a common
literary technique.  Authors from Homer to Milton have used it.  Mark was
big on literary techniques, so I'd almost be surprised if he didn't
employ such a well known trick of the trade.  Still, I think it would be
difficult in Mark's case to know if you are working with his original
text or something a redactor has fiddled with.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Carl W. Conrad"
  To: "Mary Wells"
  Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Secret Mark
  Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:05:16 -0800


  Yes, I read "Decoding Mark." It involves a very elaborate
  conception of chiastic
  numerical relationships governing the entire text of Marcus. I
  didn't find it very
  convincing; indeed, it seemed to me to require a very great
  suspension of
  disbelief.

  Carl W. Conrad
  Department of Classics, Washington University (ret)


  On Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at 07:14PM, "Mary Wells"
  wrote:
  > Thanks. I'll look into it and "Mark's Other Gospel". Has anyone
  read
  > "Decoding Mark"? Apparently it supports the authenticity of SM.
  >
  >
  >
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: "Carl W. Conrad"
  > To: "Matt Jones"
  > Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Secret Mark
  > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:04:18 -0800
  >
  >
  > I would certainly urge anyone seriously studying Secret Mark to
  > include
  > Stephen Carlson's "The Gospel Hoax: Morton Smith's Invention of
  > Secret Mark."
  > It's not really an attack on Smith but a carefully-argued and
  > well-documented
  > analysis of the work. Carlson argues that Smith left several hints
  at
  > the
  > authorship of the document.
  >
  > Carl W. Conrad
  > Department of Classics, Washington University (ret)
  >
  >
  > On Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at 10:58AM, "Matt Jones"
  > wrote:
  > > Probably the best current book is Scott Brown's "Mark's Other
  > > Gospel". Morton Smith wrote two books. One is out of print and
  > > the other is a
  > > popular version that doesn't really give a good analysis of the
  > topic,
  > > even though it is a good read. A couple of recent books have
  > attacked
  > > Secret Mark, or more accurately, Morton Smith, but I think
  Brown's
  > book
  > > probably has the most valuable information. I've heard rumors
  > someone is
  > > working on another book, but don't recall who.
  > >
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > From: "Mary Wells"
  > > To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
  > > Subject: [B-Greek] Secret Mark
  > > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:24:10 -0500
  > >
  > >
  > > Anyone know of a really good source on the Secret Gospel of Mark?
  > >
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