‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’ Fragment Is a Fake, Vatican Says

NYTimes ^ | September 28, 2012

[Red Badger]

Even if it’s not a fake, it makes no difference whatsoever. Jesus is still the Son of God, He died for our sins and rose again on the third day....................

[Dr. Sivana]

Even if it weren’t, it would simply be a text written by a gnostic or other heretic of the era.

[iowamark]

Does anyone remember the Hitler diaries? Hugh Trevor-Roper, the most famous British historian, made a fool of himself by claiming that they were authentic. His reputation never recovered.

[faucetman]

Who gives a Obama! Silly waste of time. Distraction.

Was Jesus married?

Is Jesus your only way to salvation?

Let me think, which question is more important? Hmmmmmm....

[count-your-change]

Oh no! The whole history of the Gospels was going to be rewritten, cosmic shifts in our understanding of Christian belief, and...and perrydimes too!

Now the find of the century is shot down as a fake.

[dila813]

I knew it was a fake from day one, anyone who checked this gal’s background would have noticed she has a history of feminist activism.

[circlecity]

This is “The Secret Gospel of Mark” all over again. A very poor forgery unveiled by a unscrupulous academic trying to make a name for themselves.

[pallis]

There would have to be a lot more to the story than the fragment tells to know what it means, if anything. It could be a fake, or it could be a Gnostic writing, or it could be some variation of Jesus discussing his Bride, the Church.

[New Jersey Realist]

I seem to recall the Catholic church in the dark ages did believe Jesus was married. Something about the knights of Sion or some such? Isn’t that what the DaVinci Code was all about?

[bert]

Whodathunk it?

An undestroyed fragment turns up after all these years in spite of the fact heaven and earth were turned over centuries ago to destroy all the evidence

[GeronL]

http://asspos.blogspot.com/2012/09/ancient-text-reveals-false-religion.html

This one wasn’t fake *snicker*

[null and void]

Apparently experts no long need to actually see a document to determine authenticity.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Dear Penthousious,

I know thee shall not believe it, but yea, verily, it happened to me...

[Mr. Bird]

Writing from the conference, early Christian scholar Christian Askeland said specialists there were divided between two-thirds who were extremely skeptical, and one-third convinced the fragment was false

That's some funny stuff.

[ladyjane]

Apparently experts no long need to actually see a document to determine authenticity.

He's an editor. Editors are experts on everything.

[RonInNaples]

Amen. But, have to say this, too. Given the credibility issue and vested interest the Catholic Church would have in this subject, would anyone expect them to react any differently? Fake! Heretic! Burn her at the stake! Hasn’t the world heard that before from the Vatican et al?

Wouldn’t matter to me. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Full stop. If He were married, I would think that would count as His support of the institution of marriage and another of HIs examples of how to live.

[ladyjane]

Apparently experts no long need to actually see a document to determine authenticity.

He's an editor. Editors are experts on everything.

[null and void]

Indeed! (And worth repeating!)

[Red Badger]

Then I’m surprised she didn’t try to claim that Jesus beat his wife...........