Morton Smith (May 29, 1915 – July 11, 1991) was an American professor of ancient history at Columbia University. He is best known for his reported discovery of the Mar Saba letter, a letter attributed to Clement of Alexandria containing excerpts from a Secret Gospel of Mark, during a visit to the monastery at Mar Saba in 1958. This letter fragment has had many names, from The Secret Gospel through The Mar Saba Fragment and the Theodoros.
| Attributes | Values |
|---|---|
| rdfs:comment |
|
| foaf:name |
|
| foaf:depiction | |
| dc:description |
|
| birth date |
|
| birth place | |
| birth year |
|
| death date |
|
| death place | |
| death year |
|
| occupation | |
| thumbnail | |
| is differentFrom of | |
| is author of |