Scholar Unveils Ancient Script That Allegedly Quotes Jesus Referring to ‘Wife’
- Posted on September 18, 2012 at 7:27pm by
Jason Howerton
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This Sept. 5, 2012 photo released by Harvard University shows a fourth century fragment of papyrus that divinity professor Karen L. King says is the only existing ancient text that quotes Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife. King, an expert in the history of Christianity, says the text contains a dialogue in which Jesus refers to "my wife," whom he identified as Mary. King says the fragment of Coptic script is a copy of a gospel, probably written in Greek in the second century. (Credit: AP)
Karen King, an expert in the history of Christianity, says the text contains a dialogue in which Jesus refers to ‘‘my wife,’’ whom he identified as Mary. King says the fragment of Coptic script is a copy of a gospel, probably written in Greek in the second century.
King unveiled the fragment of the ‘‘Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’’ in Rome on Tuesday. She says it doesn’t prove Jesus was married but speaks to issues of family and marriage that faced Christians.
King says on a Harvard website that the dialogue includes the disciples discussing whether Mary is worthy and Jesus saying ‘‘she can be my disciple.’’
“This fragment suggests that some early Christians had a tradition that Jesus was married,” King told The New York Times. “There was, we already know, a controversy in the second century over whether Jesus was married, caught up with a debate about whether Christians should marry and have sex.”
King claims she received an email in 2010 from a private collector who requested she translate the ancient text. King, 58, has reportedly written books on the Gospel of Judas, the Gospel of Mary of Magdala, Gnosticism and women in antiquity.
The man who actually made the discovery asked not be be identified because, “He doesn’t want to be hounded by people who want to buy this,” King said.
Though many questions still remain, the discovery could again bring up theories that Mary Magdalene was Jesus’s wife and whether he had a female disciple.
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My thoughts on this,
It is my belief is that he was married to Mary, he did have a wife, as it makes complete sense to me, if Jesus Christ was our perfect example in all things, part of what his Father in Heaven commanded the children of Adam and Eve was to marry and to have children, so for me at least it makes perfect sense, as he tells us to marry and raise families in order to fully understand life here on Earth and in Eternity, part of Eternal progression is Family Based lives.
So I know I am controversial on this, however after the Original 12 Apostles were killed, and other leaders Christ put in charge there was a falling away of truth, and stories as well.... many versions of Christianity came forth, the largest would be the Catholic's of course. Eventually even they splintered as the Holy Bible was printed in other languages, and became available to the normal common person to read. The Reformation took place a great awakening. Many other churches developed over time from this era in history.
So there have been legends, myths about this topic. Now I see this as a possible verification of it.
Either way it will not tarnish my personal knowledge that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World for all humankind, he is the literal Son of God the Father, he is the light of truth for all, and will be the final judge of all humankind for their actions or in actions during their lives here on Earth. May we all find Christ, and live good lives following his example on how to treat one another as we can read in the Gospels in the Holy Bible. This truth I know and do bear testimony of its reality.
God Bless America, and the whole Earth to some day find the True Peace as taught by Jesus Christ. Let us all have our Free Agency to choose Good and light vs. Evil and darkness, remain and be available for ever. Let no government take that agency from us for it was Granted by God.
Stephen Huls.
“This fragment suggests that some early Christians had a tradition that Jesus was married,” King told The New York Times. “There was, we already know, a controversy in the second century over whether Jesus was married, caught up with a debate about whether Christians should marry and have sex.”
(Photo Credit: FILE)
The man who actually made the discovery asked not be be identified because, “He doesn’t want to be hounded by people who want to buy this,” King said.
Though many questions still remain, the discovery could again bring up theories that Mary Magdalene was Jesus’s wife and whether he had a female disciple.
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My thoughts on this,
It is my belief is that he was married to Mary, he did have a wife, as it makes complete sense to me, if Jesus Christ was our perfect example in all things, part of what his Father in Heaven commanded the children of Adam and Eve was to marry and to have children, so for me at least it makes perfect sense, as he tells us to marry and raise families in order to fully understand life here on Earth and in Eternity, part of Eternal progression is Family Based lives.
So I know I am controversial on this, however after the Original 12 Apostles were killed, and other leaders Christ put in charge there was a falling away of truth, and stories as well.... many versions of Christianity came forth, the largest would be the Catholic's of course. Eventually even they splintered as the Holy Bible was printed in other languages, and became available to the normal common person to read. The Reformation took place a great awakening. Many other churches developed over time from this era in history.
So there have been legends, myths about this topic. Now I see this as a possible verification of it.
Either way it will not tarnish my personal knowledge that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World for all humankind, he is the literal Son of God the Father, he is the light of truth for all, and will be the final judge of all humankind for their actions or in actions during their lives here on Earth. May we all find Christ, and live good lives following his example on how to treat one another as we can read in the Gospels in the Holy Bible. This truth I know and do bear testimony of its reality.
God Bless America, and the whole Earth to some day find the True Peace as taught by Jesus Christ. Let us all have our Free Agency to choose Good and light vs. Evil and darkness, remain and be available for ever. Let no government take that agency from us for it was Granted by God.
Stephen Huls.
excellent post Stephen, I too have the same belief and testimony hopefully we can continue to have those freedoms
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