The Secret Gospel of Mark is described as a second "more spiritual" version of the Gospel of Mark composed by the evangelist himself.
Its purpose was supposedly to encourage knowledge (gnosis) among more advanced Christians, and it was said to be in use in liturgies in Alexandria.565 views · 17 hrs ago
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Authorship: (Assumed)Mark |
Year Written: (Assumed)70-160 AD |
Scripture Type:ApocryphaApocrypha are works, usually written works, that are of unknown authorship, or of doubtful authenticity, or spurious, or not considered to be within a particular canon. |
Further Reading:earlychristianwritings.com/text/secretmark.htmlearlychristianwritings.com/secretmark.html www.gnosis.org/library/secm.htm google.com/search |
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