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
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
Next time Professor Karen King receives an oblong scrap of papyrus with an explosive text and an owner wanting to remain in the shadows, she will probably pass. It is now more than likely that the “Jesus had a wife” manuscript, which she sensationally unveiled in Rome a couple of weeks ago, is a fake. Read more
Harvard researcher Karen King today unveiled an ancient papyrus fragment with the phrase, “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife.’” The text also mentions “Mary,” arguably a reference to Mary Magdalene. The announcement at an academic conference in Rome is sure to send shock waves through the Christian world. The Smithsonian Channel will premiere a special Read more
Scholars have expressed doubt over the authenticity of a scrap of papyrus suggesting that Jesus had a wife. Karen King, a professor of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, presented on Tuesday a 4th century fragment of papyrus that supposedly provided the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus was married. An Associated Press Read more