The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife (Karen King, Walter Fritz, Forgery, Fraud, Hoax)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Gospel of Mary and Karen King's Interpretation
This chapter discusses the Gospel of Mary, its dialogue between Jesus and Mary, and Karen King's controversial interpretation of Mary as Mary Magdalene. It also explores her involvement in the Jesus Seminar and critiques her description of Mary as the First Woman Apostle.
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The 2012 announcement of a papyrus fragment called the Gospel of Jesus' Wife caused a huge media sensation over the claim that Jesus did have a wife. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine what this fragment is, what it says, and whether it is an authentic, early Christian document.
