Posts Tagged ‘Harvard’

Harvard scholar admits Jesus’ wife Gospel likely fake

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

A Harvard historian who defended the so-called “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” for four years has said it is a probable fake. Professor Karen King reached this conclusion after reading an investigation into the papyrus’s origins by The Atlantic reporter Ariel Sabar. The professor said “it tips the balance towards forgery”. She first obtained the papyrus Read more

Jesus “wife” papyrus not a modern fake, tests show

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

A papyrus dubbed “the Gospel of Jesus’ wife” appears to have been of ancient origin, testing has revealed. Harvard University biblical scholar Karen King, who first revealed the papyrus, hopes questions over whether it is a modern fake will now fade. It consists of just eight lines and 33 words of an interrupted conversation, which Read more