Papyrus found Jesus married

[shunyadragon]

[Jedidiah]

Old hat. See discussion in Unorthodox Theology.

[KingsGambit]

It is very misleading to affirmatively state for sure in a subject line that, yes, Jesus was for sure married... based on a line in a fourth century document.

[Darth Executor]

Shuny passing an old forgery as a new discovery. Shocking.

[whag]

It is very misleading to affirmatively state for sure in a subject line that, yes, Jesus was for sure married... based on a line in a fourth century document.

I agree.

I do wonder if Jesus would've had a more complete human experience had he been married to a woman.

[Manw� S�limo]

Um, dude, this papyrus was found as a modern forgery. Which incidentally led to the cancellation of the documentary that was going to air about it.

[Manw� S�limo]

Craig Evans in 2012:

[Note from Brian LePort: I received an email from Craig A. Evans saying that the Harvard Theological Review (HTR) has decided against publishing Karen King's paper on the Gospel of Jesus' Wife. He wrote, "After the analyses of Francis Watson, Mark Goodacre, Gesine Robinson, and others, I think forgery is virtually a certainty." I responded asking if it is becoming a consensus that it is a "modern" forgery and the below post (which he said I could share) is his response. Also, I should add that he did not provide his source, so I've sent him a follow-up email asking where he heard the news regarding HTR's decision. Update: The source appears to be an email from Gesine Robinson whose source is Helmut Koester. Gospel of Thomas (principally from logia 30, 101, and 114). I suspect the papyrus itself is probably quite old, perhaps fourth or fifth century, but the oddly written (or painted) letters on the recto side are probably modern and probably reflect recent interest in Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The decision of the editors of Harvard Theological Review

http://web.archive.org/web/201209270...craig-a-evans/

[Meh Gerbil]

I do wonder if Jesus would've had a more complete human experience had he been married to a woman.

If he was married it would explain why he allowed himself to be crucified.

[whag]

If he was married it would explain why he allowed himself to be crucified.

Imagine the pain of having multiple wives. Consider how David dealt with them:

That's how you treat 'em ANE style.

[Raphael]

it would appear that they have decided it is not a modern forgery
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-...modern-forgery

[One Bad Pig]

If he was married it would explain why he allowed himself to be crucified.

Clearly it was because of the guys his daughters were dating.

[Paprika]

It is very misleading to affirmatively state for sure in a subject line that, yes, Jesus was for sure married... based on a line in a fourth century document.

It's not fourth century: from the Harvard report, the "papyrus material is ancient, and can be dated to the seventh to eighth c.c.e." Fourth century is the hypothetical .

[Paprika]

it would appear that they have decided it is not a modern forgery
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-...modern-forgery

Depends on who you define "they" as.

The Theological Review also published a rebuttal by Leo Depuydt, an Egyptologist at Brown University, who said he reviewed the test results but remained convinced that the fragment was a modern forgery inexpertly daubed on an ancient scrap of blank papyrus.

[Meh Gerbil]

Clearly it was because of the guys his daughters were dating.

Touche.

[robrecht]

It is very misleading to affirmatively state for sure in a subject line that, yes, Jesus was for sure married... based on a line in a fourth century document.

not