The
controversial “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife” has been undergoing rigorous
forensic testing and academic analysis to determine if the fragment of
papyrus is authentic or not. The much-debated gospel, if legitimate,
might show that at one point it was believed Jesus had taken wife,
contrary to the current doctrines of Christianity.
The
faded papyrus was revealed by Harvard University professor Karen L.
King in 2012 and it instantly made international headlines. The
announcement of a papyrus which might alter the historical record of
Christian faith was met with elation, anger, and skepticism.
The
fragment, now known as “The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife” is written in
Coptic (an Egyptian language), mentions a woman named Mary, and contains
the translated phrases, “Jesus said to them, my wife….", and "she will
be able to be my disciple,” which suggests not only that Jesus may have
married (some believe to Mary Magdalene) but also it raises the argument
for women to become ordained priests.