So I’ll only add that I think there’s great value in the questions. What if Peter wrote Mark’s gospel, if Paul made plenty of contribution to Luke’s (and Luke’s “Acts”), if John’s gospel and letters and Apocalypse are authored by different people (as is Willis Barnstone’s claim)? What if the letter to Hebrews is written by Priscilla (as is Adolph Von Harnack’s claim)?

The last question, which is always only refuted by “there’s no evidence to force us to think this,” is important. Silence seems to work against feminist recovery work. Seems to. However, one reason women have had to be silent, and anonymous or pseudonymous, in history and in history writing is because of misogyny and sexism.

Now, that’s not likely what you were asking for from me, but I do think our generation (but not ours alone) has done a job on our own histories. What if Priscilla did write Hebrews, and what if Mary of Bethany co authored John the gospel with her brother? Carolyn Custis James says Mary of Bethany is our first theologian. And we all know that John’s gospel says the “woman at the well” the Samaritan is the first evangelist; and the gospels collectively don’t disagree that women, after the resurrection, were the first apostles of Jesus to the men disciples ironically who were hiding. (PS Suzanne McCarthy posts today on a work of recovery of history.) Given our history, I think it’s always wise to reconsider what we’ve always been told.)

As Doug says, I probably would not have given Phillips’s book much of a look at all (for all the reasons Doug notes) except for your post. So thank you!

Regardless, this post was not intended to persuade, but to suggest some reading for those who are interested. If I recall correctly, Kurk has hinted more than once this year at alternative authors for Mark’s gospel. I don’t remember the details there either, but I am probably going to look at that next.

Kurk if you read this comment can you elaborate or point me in the right direction please?