Hat tip to Shaun , who directed me to the fact that Ben Witherington blogged on each chapter of Bart’s book back when it came out, some years ago. The first of the series is here . I post this even though it’s well after the fact because I get a lot of...
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More Evidence that So-Called Gospel of Jesus’ Wife was Forged
Hat tip to Mark Goodacre via Twitter for this update on the forgery. The post is by Coptologist Christian Askeland.
Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Forgery Subject of Latest NTS Journal – Free Access
Thanks to Mark Goodacre for the the notice on this. The latest issue of the scholarly journal New Testament Studies is dedicated to exposing the fraudulent nature of the so-called “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife.” The editors have granted free access to the...
Review of Recent Symposium Volume on the Debate over “Secret Mark”
Secret Mark (not to be confused with “Archaic Mark”) is an alleged ancient text that a number of modern scholars consider a forged hoax. (See the description of the document below). Recently a group of scholars with expertise in the pertinent matters met...
Modern Forged Manuscripts on Actual Ancient Papyrus
Just wanted to pass this along from Jim Davila’s PaleoJudaica blog. Very interesting. Specific examples where someone took ancient papyrus and forged a document to pass off as an ancient text. (This of course pertains to the “Jesus’ wife”...
The “Jesus Wife” Fragment is a Fake: The Smoking Gun
Coptic scholar Christian Askeland deserves credit for demonstrating conclusively that the so-called “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” is a fake. Here’s a link that illustrates the fakery. What Askeland found makes it very obvious.
The Wife of Jesus Coptic Fragment: Another Update
The New York Times online science page published a short article today wherein scientists who have examined the Coptic fragment that has Jesus referring to his wife (“my wife”) is more likely authentic than not. Sigh. The issue isn’t really if the...
Margaret Barker and the Jordan Codices
This past June Dr. Margaret Barker was on Coast to Coast AM talking about the infamous Jordan Codices. Barker is a legitimate scholar in the fields of biblical studies and Second Temple Judaism. She’s a favorite author of mine, not because I always (or even...
Los Lunas Lunacy
At times I am asked about the evidence for ancient (Jewish) visitation to the Americas. Part of what prompts the question is inscriptional “evidence” like the Los Lunas stone. (Other parts are British Israelite and Mormon apologetic leanings). While...
Jordan Lead Codices Fakery Update
The BBC recently aired a short segment on the lead codices from Jordan on its Inside Out program (thanks to J. Davila, J. McGrath, and Dan McClellan for the initial heads-up on the special). The codices are allegedly early Christian texts. I've blogged about the lead...
The “Wife of Jesus” Fragment Forgery: How It Was Done
Mark Goodacre has posted links to Andrew Bernhard’s research on the fragment in regard to how the fraud was accomplished. One is a complete analysis and is well worth a look.
Update on the Lead Codices from Jordan
I’m guessing the of the lead codices is off the radar of most readers by now. Jim Davila posted this notice on his PaleoJudaica blog today that provides some updating and commentary. I’m with Davila; I think they are fakes for very good reasons (as he...
Divorcing Jesus’ Wife
This figures to be my last update on this, at least until after November's academic conferences. I'm bored with it. Here's some item updates on the alleged (but now suspected by many to be fake) fragment that has Jesus referring to his wife. (In case you're late to...
Elementary, Dr. Watson? Is the New “Wife of Jesus” Text a Fake?
As a couple of readers here and over at my Naked Bible blog have brought up the recent proposal that the Coptic text in question is a fake, I thought I would direct readers to this short (6 pp.) explanation from Prof. Francis Watson as to how he thinks it was done....
The Humanity of Jesus: Could Jesus Have Been Married?
I’m sure by now readers have heard the recent announcement that Dr. Karen King of Harvard has announced (in Rome at a conference) that she is in possession of a small fragment of a Coptic manuscript that has Jesus addressing his wife (the line reads:...