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
The Vatican’s newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, on Friday said a papyrus that appears to show an early Christian referring to Jesus’ wife “a fake.” “Substantial reasons would lead us to conclude that the papyrus is actually a clumsy counterfeit,” the newspaper said in an editorial. “In other words, in any case it is a fake,” wrote Read more