Scott G. Brown wrote the first doctoral disseration on the secret Gospel of Mark (University of Toronto, 1999) and has published relevant articles in the Journal of Biblical Literature, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Revue Biblique, and Biblical Archaeology Review. He presently teaches courses on Christian Origins in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.

• AcknowledgmentsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsThe Letter to TheodoreClement's Citations from the Longer GospelPart One: Rethinking the Dominant ParadigmChapter 1: A Longer, Esoteric Version of Mark's GospelScholarly Assessments of the Longer GospelA Literary ThesisChapter 2: The Question of the Authenticity of the Letter to TheodoreThe ManuscriptThe Possibility of Modern ForgeryThe Possibility of Ancient ForgeryConclusionsChapter 3: Longer Mark's Relation to Other GospelsLonger Mark's Basis in Oral TraditionLonger Mark's Relation to JohnLonger Mark's Relation to Matthew and LukeLonger Mark's Relation to Non-Canonical GospelsLonger Mark's Relation to Canonical MarkChapter 4: The Nature of the Longer GospelClement's Conception of the Genre of the Longer GospelThe Reason for the Discretion Surrounding the Use of the Longer GospelConclusionsChapter 5: The Original Purpose and Later Use of the Longer GospelThe Baptismal Reading of LGM 1bThe Baptismal Reading of the Letter to TheodoreAlternative Cultic InterpretationsThe Need for a Literary Perspective on LGM 1 and 2The Original Purpose and Later Use of LGM 1 and 2ConclusionsPart Two: Analysis of Markan Literary TechniquesChapter 6: Longer Mark's Use of IntercalationThe Formal Characteristics of IntercalationThe Hermeneutical Significance of IntercalationExcursus on the Relevance of Intercalation to the Question of the Authenticity of the Letter to TheodoreChapter 7: Longer Mark's Use of Framing StoriesWhat Constitutes an Inclusio?Do Mark 10:32 and 16:7-8 Create an Inclusio?LGM 1 and 2 and Mark 16:18 as a Frame for the PassionChapter 8: Longer Mark's Use of Verbal EchoesReminiscences of the Man with Many Possessions“And After Six Days”The “Great Cry” from the Tomb“The Mystery of the Kingdom of God”LGM 1:12 as an Elaboration of Themes Introduced in Mark 4:11-12The Mystery of the Kingdom of God and the Markan Gospel's Imperative of Spiritual UnderstandingDeeper Understanding as a Literary Agenda Shared by the Longer and Shorter GospelsChapter 9: ConclusionsThe Nature and Original Purpose of the Longer GospelWho Wrote the Longer Gospel?How and When Was the Longer Gospel Composed?Longer Mark's Relevance to Scholarship NotesBibliographyModern Authors IndexAncient Sources IndexSubject Index