The Farrer hypothesis asserts the priority of this work as the solution to the synoptic problem, and the two-source hypothesis places it alongside Q as a source for the other synoptic Gospels.
Morton Smith claimed to have found evidence for a "Secret" version of this work described in the letters of Clement of Alexandria. That work, possibly a forgery, purports to explain a scene in this work where a young man wearing only a linen cloth is seized but able to escape by leaving the garment and fleeing naked. William Wrede wrote about the motif of the Messianic Secret in this work. This work also includes a parable in which the (*) Kingdom of God is compared to a mustard seed. The Farrer hypothesis asserts the priority of this work as the solution to the synoptic problem, and the two-source hypothesis places it alongside Q as a source for the other synoptic Gospels. For 10 points, name this second and shortest of the Gospels, found between Matthew and Luke.
Morton Smith claimed to have found evidence for a "Secret" version of this work described in the letters of Clement of Alexandria.
Gospel of Mark