Hamblin & Peterson: Does papyrus prove Jesus was married?

By William Hamblin and Daniel Peterson, For the Deseret News

Published: Sunday, Sept. 23 2012 5:00 a.m. MDT

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Harvard professor Karen King's disclosure of a small papyrus document that she calls the "Gospel of Jesus's Wife" has been much in the news over the past few days. It's generated some real excitement. So it may be worthwhile at this point to be clear about what the document does and doesn't say.

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sharrona

layton, UT

Jesus talks about those who are radically committed to serving the kingdom of God—those who are "eunuchs" for the kingdom of God (Mt 19:12). Since Jesus saw the kingdom as embodied in his ministry and his actions, it makes the most More..

7:53 a.m. Sept. 24, 2012
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Herby

Hurricane, UT

If 350 years AD is too long after Jesus' life to prove that something is factual, then what does that say about the Nicene Creed, which occurred around the same time.

10:30 a.m. Sept. 23, 2012
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Verdad

Orem, UT

I doubt that Hamblin and Peterson are going to be defending the Nicene Creed any time soon.

10:55 a.m. Sept. 23, 2012
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William Hamblin and Daniel Peterson

Daniel C. Peterson, professor of Islamic studies and Arabic at BYU, is editor-in-chief of the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative and a blogger for Patheos. William Hamblin is a professor of history at BYU and co-author of more ..

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