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November/December 2009“Secret Mark”—A Modern Forgery?
Southwest Missouri State University professor Charles Hedrick sets the stage without revealing his own belief in the authenticity of Secret Mark. “Secret Mark”: Morton Smith—Forger Editor Hershel Shanks undertook to summarizes the position that Secret Mark is a forgery. “Secret Mark”: Was Morton Smith a Great Thespian and I a Complete Fool? Harvard professor Helmut Koester presents a fascinating textual analysis of Secret Mark and explains why he believes it is authentic. “Secret Mark”: Restoring a Dead Scholar’s Reputation Hershel Shanks reveals his own conclusion about Secret Mark as a result of his study of the opposing arguments. FeaturesWhat can an enigmatic mosaic mask tell us about the tumultuous history of Tel Dor, and why was it destroyed and relegated to the rubbish heap in antiquity? How Did Israel Become a People? The archaeological evidence for Israel’s ethnogenesis and the historical circumstances that led to the creation of Israelite identity. DepartmentsBarred from the City of David Lot’s Two Wives Judaism—Back to Basics The Economic Downturn Hits Biblical Archaeology The Bible Is for Living A Knight in Bethlehem? Eastern Desert, Jordan |
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