In 1958, Columbia University professor traveled to the Mar Saba monastery near Jerusalem. There, he claimed to find a hand-copied letter written into the back of a 17th-century book.
The original book was moved to Athens and the letter has since "disappeared," leaving only Smith’s photographs.
The text implies a private initiation rite between Jesus and the young man, which has led to various modern interpretations. Current Scholarly Standing The academic world is split into three main camps:

