The 'Gospel of Jesus's Wife'

[xtech]

Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim. A 2003 publication of Dan Brown's best-seller The Da Vinci Code, which angered many Christians into burning American flags and demonstrating at hundreds of American embassies around the world because it was based on the idea that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had children.....lol just kiddding

The previously unknown scrap of ancient papyrus written in ancient Egyptian Coptic includes the words “Jesus said to them, my wife,” - a discovery likely to renew a fierce debate in the Christian world over whether Jesus was married.

This "new" gospel doesn't prove that Jesus was married, but it tells us that the whole question only came up as part of vociferous debates about sexuality and marriage.

The fragment is owned by an anonymous private collector who asked for help to translate and analyse it, and is thought to have been discovered in Egypt or perhaps Syria.


images of the fragment, are on the Harvard Divinity School website: http://www.hds.harvard.edu/faculty-rese ... esuss-wife

[Grudge]

"which angered many Christians into burning American flags and demonstrating at hundreds of American embassies around the world "

You real idle, I was trying to remember when in history this happened..

This have been around a while, keep an open mind. Strongly believe we don't know everything and sure there are thing hidden from us.

[turbosingh]

Steups!

[BulletProof]

Also remember "Jesus" is the Greek/English translation of the Hebrew name Joshua, a common Hebrew name. Just FYI

[AllTrac]

Jim West, a professor and Baptist pastor in Tennessee, said: "A statement on a papyrus fragment isn't proof of anything. It's nothing more than a statement 'in thin air', without substantial context."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19645273

oh the sweet sweet irony!

[Habit7]

This article fails to mention that this was written 400 years after the life of Christ. The discussion of the validity of the Apocryphal gospels is an old one, but it widely know to be historically inaccurate and contradictory to the Synoptic Gospels.

The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) are written based on first hand eye witness and/or experiential accounts written 10-70 after the life of Christ, even within a timeline where those with contradicting views could have spoke out based on their own views, none did. So a proper historian would know that we look for the most recent manuscripts to assume any truth about an event or person.

[Bizzare]

"which angered many Christians into burning American flags and demonstrating at hundreds of American embassies around the world"

dude u actually had me.

[JoKeR1980]

This article fails to mention that this was written 400 years after the life of Christ. The discussion of the validity of the Apocryphal gospels is an old one, but it widely know to be historically inaccurate and contradictory to the Synoptic Gospels.

The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) are written based on first hand eye witness and/or experiential accounts written 10-70 after the life of Christ, even within a timeline where those with contradicting views could have spoke out based on their own views, none did. So a proper historian would know that we look for the most recent manuscripts to assume any truth about an event or person.

this man know what he's saying

Apocryphal gospels are nothing new, pardon the pun

[Hance Rampersad]

So what if Jesus was married ? According to the bible, he was the son of god on this earth in the form of a man. His life is a perfect example of how a man should live and behave, this is just part of what defines a man .

It is good if society has a strong example that it is normal for a man to have a wife , which is the natural course of life. Too many people are confused , including Catholic priests and plenty people ont his forum.

[axe]

This article fails to mention that this was written 400 years after the life of Christ. The discussion of the validity of the Apocryphal gospels is an old one, but it widely know to be historically inaccurate and contradictory to the Synoptic Gospels.

The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) are written based on first hand eye witness and/or experiential accounts written 10-70 after the life of Christ, even within a timeline where those with contradicting views could have spoke out based on their own views, none did. So a proper historian would know that we look for the most recent manuscripts to assume any truth about an event or person.

^^^ double thumbs up!

[MG Man]

so they found a scrap pf papyrus..so what?
for all we know it was some primary school child SEA essay entitled 'if jesus had a wife'

[moti]

so they found a scrap pf papyrus..so what?
for all we know it was some primary school child SEA essay entitled 'if jesus had a wife'

nah, back in them days them it was common entrance not SEA

[Mr. Red Sleeper]

so they found a scrap pf papyrus..so what?
for all we know it was some primary school child SEA essay entitled 'if jesus had a wife'

nah, back in them days them it was common entrance not SEA

Actually it wouldve been "הציבור כניסה"!

[redmanjp]

so they found a scrap pf papyrus..so what?
for all we know it was some primary school child SEA essay entitled 'if jesus had a wife'

nah, back in them days them it was common entrance not SEA

Actually it wouldve been "הציבור כניסה"!

care to translate?