A week after Harvard professor Karen L. King announced she had identified what she believed to be a fourth-century fragment of papyrus portraying Jesus as married, her finding continues to generate sharp debate — and significant skepticism — in academic circles.
The news was arguably the biggest story regarding early Christian history in recent memory and generated a massive response, from obscure biblical blogs to late night television and Twitter.
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Academic furore over the existence or not of a mythical wife of a mythical person. And, how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
Jesus was most definitely alive, as recorded in the writings of Josephus, a roman Jew who was a chronicler of the times. His work is widely known.
There is history dataing back fa before Jesus. No one disputes he was a real person.
The Word of God is alive and personal. Each time I willingly read Gods Word, I am meeting with God. No scholars are invited to my meeting.
Way to keep an open mind there, vw.
As a catholic and not a scholar of the religion, I often wonder how much my Church tends to suppress much of Christ's time on earth. For instance, Jesus had several brothers, yet you rarely hear of them. I certainly did not hear of them in Catechism class. It is like they want us to think of Mary as remaining a virgin throughout her married life. I often wonder why. So, if Jesus was indeed married, and it could be proven, would the Roman Catholic Church acknowledge it?
There are any number of things the RCC will never acknowledge, despite proofs. It isn't in their interest to do so. You raise valid questions- why not do some research and try to find answers?
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This would be a good time to re-read the book "Holy Blood Holy Grail" and other similar speculations. And of course, :The Last Temptation of Christ" by Nikos Kazantsakis.
What about Life of Brian? OK, so it's a movie, not a book.
we are talking about mythology here, no different from Zeus, Apollo or the Aztecs. every culture has its origin myths and its dreams and its equivalent of the American 'City on a Hill'.
you do understand that, right? so this stuff is interesting like a Brazilian telenovella.
I think even most atheists agree that there was a historical Jesus. I appreciate your apparent agnosticism (believe me), but there is a historical record here. That doesn't mean you need be interested, of course.
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Like you and me and Jesus for that matter, we are all God's sons and daughters. But unlike you and me that live and breathe in Massachusetts, Jesus did not rise up after 3 days, not without a really good health plan. So being married is not that much of a stretch.
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Probably, but that’s not what most like to hear.