'Jesus's wife' papyrus is likely a fake, professor now says

Associated Press ^ | Jun 20, 2016 2:16 PM EDT

[Olog-hai]

A Harvard professor who caused a huge splash when she unveiled a small fragment of papyrus that she said referred to Jesus being married now says it’s likely a forgery.

In 2012, Harvard Divinity School Professor Karen King presented the fragment, which includes the phrase, “Jesus said to them, my wife.”

Since then, other scholars have raised doubts about the fragment’s authenticity. …

[Steely Tom]

Who was the forger? Like I can’t guess.

[MUDDOG]

The pope must’ve gotten a heads up.

He just said most marriages were invalid.

[vpintheak]

Um. Duh. Bible believing Christians know/knew this was fake.

[Cicero]

It took her four years to admit this? Maybe even Harvard hesitated to promote her.

[ifinnegan]

Likely?

[Olog-hai]

Funny she does it when Obama is on the way out.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Captain Obvious Alert!

[Salman]

There were all manner of fake gospels current in the second century, and a manuscript of one of them is not "fake" in the sense of being a modern forgery.

This is not just a "fake gospel" it is a "fake fake gospel".

[Tax-chick]

Exactly. An ancient document with incorrect information is one thing. A modern document passing for ancient is something else.

[MUDDOG]

Maybe even Harvard hesitated to promote her.

Low cheekbones.

[faithhopecharity]

the Atlantic article (online) is highly entertaining.

ps:
wouldn’t it be nice if the mass media would do even one-half the “investigative” job on the Islamic invasion-organizing-and-enabling illegal immigrant in our WH? But no, “pay no attention to the little man behind the curtain....there’s nothing to see there!....”

[circlecity]

"This is not just a "fake gospel" it is a "fake fake gospel".

Just like the gnostic Gospel of Mark. It was shown to be a forgery and thus a fake fake gospel.

[Olog-hai]

The Muslims are still fond of the “Gospel” of Barnabas.

[Boogieman]

I was suspicious when I saw it was written in ball point pen...

[Vigilanteman]

How would Jesus being married or not affect his divinity one way or the other?

[seawolf101]

What gave it away as a forgery? Maybe because is was written on a typewriter?

[COBOL2Java]

Maybe the papyrus was about somebody named Jesus Maria Rodriguez. :o)

[rjsimmon]

Low cheekbones.

Awesome reference!

[PlateOfShrimp]

After four years of intense historical research, they determined that Comic Sans font was not in use at the time of the manuscript’s purported writing.