Secret Gospel of Mark - Content According To The Mar Saba Letter

Content According To The Mar Saba Letter

See also: Canonical gospels

In the Mar Saba letter, 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.

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