Smithsonian Channel - The Gospel of Jesus's Wife (2014)

The Gospel of Jesus's Wife

Damaged and fragile, a fragment of ancient papyrus has unleashed a new interpretation of a religious story we thought we knew. In one of the most startling discoveries in recent memory, scholars confirm that a codex written in the ancient Coptic language refers to the wife of Jesus. Dr. Karen King, a Harvard professor, reveals that the papyrus bears the line “Jesus said to them, my wife…” It doesn't prove Jesus was married, but it raises questions about that possibility–and how some early Christians viewed the role of women in the church.

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