For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible.
Nothing is secret except to come to light.
For, Not all things are to be said to all men. The Secret gospel of Mark was discovered in 1958 by Professor Morton Smith of Columbia University when he was cataloguing old manuscripts at the ancient Greek Orthodox monastery of Mar Saba about twelve miles southeast of Jerusalem. Clement wrote extensively, but only four of his books have survived to present times and this is the only known copy of the many letters he must have written. Morton Smith photographed the letter and wrote two books and many papers about his findings. The contents of Clement s this letter are very controversial.