Did Jesus Have a Wife? An Systematic Retort. [Updated]
Perhaps you've seen the sensational articles releases a few days ago due to the release of a new papyrus by the Harvard Divinity School, which on it, contains the name "Jesus" and the word, "wife." Let me treat this plainly, and straightforwardly, not out of religious dogmatism, where I say childishly, "He did not!!!", but where I can readily nip this in the bud. If Jesus did have a wife, it is not as earthshattering as some make it to be - but then again, we want the fact not a speculation. First, some facts. 1. The contents of the fragment read thus: "And Jesus said to them,"My wife..." (yes, that's it.) 2. The Papyrus is a 4th Century Gnostic text, written in Coptic, an Egyptian dialect. 3. Although released from Harvard Divinity School, said school does not endorse the "conclusion" that Jesus had a wife. Now some contentions. 1. Being that the fragment only contains the statement "My wife......