The controversy over the Letter to Theodore has become a controversy about Morton Smith. His personality, his private life, his dedications, and his supposed intentions have repeatedly been used to explain a manuscript whose language, handwriting, and history require examination in their own right. This series returns to that evidence. Across twenty-one videos, I examine how the letter has been read, how arguments for forgery have been constructed, what Quentin Quesnell’s examination contributed, and what happens when scholars draw conclusions from reproductions without adequately investigating the photographs behind them. The argument develops across the series, but the individual videos also address distinct questions. I have collected them here in order, with an introduction explaining the larger problem and a conclusion proposing what the scholarly community should do about it. Introduction: Solving the Problem of Mar Saba What should happen when someone discovers an unfamiliar man...