Gospel of Jesus' Wife

The Gospel of Jesus' Wife is a likely-forged^[1] papyrus fragment with Coptic text that includes the words, "Jesus said to them, 'my wife...'". The text received widespread attention when first publicized in 2012 for the implication that some early Christians believed that Jesus was married.

The fragment was first presented by Harvard Divinity School Professor Karen L. King,^[2]^[3]^[4] who suggested that the papyrus contained a fourth-century Coptic translation of a gospel likely composed in Greek in the late second century.^[5] Following an investigative Atlantic article by Ariel Sabar published online in June 2016,^[6] King conceded that the evidence now "presses in the direction of forgery."^[1]

The fragment's provenance and similarity to another fragment from the same anonymous owner widely believed to be fake further supported a consensus among scholars that the text is a modern forgery written on a scrap of medieval papyrus.^[7]

^ ^a ^b Sabar, Ariel (16 June 2016). "The Scholar Who Discovered the 'Jesus's Wife' Fragment Now Says It's Likely a Fake". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ Trifunov, David (September 18, 2012). ""Gospel of Jesus's Wife" revealed in Rome by Harvard scholar". Global Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
^ Trifunov, David (September 19, 2012). "Was Jesus married? New papyrus fragment fuels debate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
^ Bartlett, Tom (October 1, 2012). "The Lessons of Jesus' Wife debate". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
^ "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife: A New Coptic Gospel Papyrus". Harvard Divinity School. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
^ Ariel Sabar (16 June 2016). "The Unbelievable Tale of Jesus's Wife". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ Joel Baden and Candida Moss (December 2014). "The Curious Case of Jesus's Wife". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-03-07.

[Sabar-1] Sabar, Ariel (16 June 2016). "The Scholar Who Discovered the 'Jesus's Wife' Fragment Now Says It's Likely a Fake". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[globalpost.com-2] Trifunov, David (September 18, 2012). ""Gospel of Jesus's Wife" revealed in Rome by Harvard scholar". Global Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2014.

[smh.com.au-3] Trifunov, David (September 19, 2012). "Was Jesus married? New papyrus fragment fuels debate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.

[4] Bartlett, Tom (October 1, 2012). "The Lessons of Jesus' Wife debate". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2014.

[harvard-5] "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife: A New Coptic Gospel Papyrus". Harvard Divinity School. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2012.

[unbelievable-6] Ariel Sabar (16 June 2016). "The Unbelievable Tale of Jesus's Wife". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[atlantic-7] Joel Baden and Candida Moss (December 2014). "The Curious Case of Jesus's Wife". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-03-07.

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