John Adams Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A historian of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School has identified a scrap of papyrus that she says was written in Coptic in the fourth century and contains a phrase never seen in any piece of Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife ...’ ” The faded papyrus fragment is smaller than a business card, with eight lines on one side, in black ink legible under a magnifying glass. Just below the line about Jesus having a wife, the papyrus includes a second provocative clause that purportedly says, “she will be able to be my disciple.” http://www.nytimes.c...us-wife.html?hp Cool find. Edited September 18, 2012 by John Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 ...prompting mobs in Rome to kill the Libyan ambassador to Italy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Written at least 250 years after his death? Not that I give a hoot either way. Like. Thomas Jefferson, I don't believe in the divinity of Jesus or the supernatural parts of the Bible. He was a teacher whose legend was majorly trumped up by his students, and then, like the game of Telephone, the passing of centuries have only added to the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) based on this, can u imagine that fateful day??? "seriously honey, I was dead for the past 3 days, I couldn't call because I was dead..." oh sh*t...i hope my above statement doesn't cause an angry mob to attack my apartment...it was meant as a joke.... Edited September 18, 2012 by The Poojer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 based on this, can u imagine that fateful day??? "seriously honey, I was dead for the past 3 days, I couldn't call because I was dead..." Sam Kinison is dead and yet his teachings live on, just like Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 that was a kinison routine wasn't it....completely forgot about that...i knew i couldn't be that clever on my own Sam Kinison is dead and yet his teachings live on, just like Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 When I was in my Officers' Basic Course, our TAC Officer (the guy who made sure we weren't screwing up) was transferred to Ft. Leavenworth (he was Field Artillery & need to get away from the Signal Corps). We had a going away party for him and he was leaving early but admonished the young lieutenants, "Look, nobody get behind the wheel if you've had a few too many. I know you're not looking to slide into a family of six, but you know..." He looks at me and I say, "Sam Kinison, sir." CPT Cool: "Screw you, Lieutenant Hops." Hand to god, that's how it happened. I must have listened to that routine a hundred times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Wait, I thought Jesus was that mexican guy who took that blind kid weed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife ...? ” What are you !@#$ing mashugana? What do I want with a wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Scholars have long suspected that Mary could have been his wife. She traveled everywhere with them which would have been taboo back then and maybe even today in backwards Muslim countries, unless Mary was his wife and then it would be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Written at least 250 years after his death? Most of the New Testament was written long after his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Most of the New Testament was written long after his death. Hence why, as I said, I don't believe in the divinity of Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yeah Jesus had a wife. And 10 kids. And was a hell of a carpenter But he also collected food stamps and disability. But never voted, had jury duty, or paid taxes If any of you ever want to find Jesus, try looking outside a Lowes or Home Depot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have long-since believed that Jesus was a mere mortal, so having a wife wouldn't shock me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have long-since believed that Jesus was a mere mortal, so having a wife wouldn't shock me at all. A Jewish friend of mine raised an interesting observation about the Jesus/Mary Magdalin thing once upon a time First, two of the widely accepted tenets about Jesus are that he was a Jew and he was crucified sometime in his 30s. Next, Jews are different from most cultures in that lineage is passed down thru the mother instead of the father. So that means if Jesus was Jewish, he had a Jewish mother. If Jesus had a Jewish mother and wasn't married by age 30, the Jewish mother would have nagged him to death long before that business with Judas and Pontius Pilate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 ...prompting mobs in Rome to kill the Libyan ambassador to Italy... This is actually pretty funny! LoL... Yeah Jesus had a wife. And 10 kids. And was a hell of a carpenter But he also collected food stamps and disability. But never voted, had jury duty, or paid taxes If any of you ever want to find Jesus, try looking outside a Lowes or Home Depot Not that he didn't try to vote... They just wouldn't let him, never got that state ID thingy squared away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 So Dan Brown was right, well somewhat correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 So Dan Brown was right, well somewhat correct. Until it gets re-examined 1,000 times and it turns out that the parchment doesn't say wife, but reads "my life partner and soul mate Sergio..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Written at least 250 years after his death? Not that I give a hoot either way. Like. Thomas Jefferson, I don't believe in the divinity of Jesus or the supernatural parts of the Bible. He was a teacher whose legend was majorly trumped up by his students, and then, like the game of Telephone, the passing of centuries have only added to the confusion. Your beliefs are what they are BUT Thomas Jefferson wrote THE VIRGINIA ACT FOR ESTABLISHING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, in Richmond VA 1786. This Act is the foundation for our Constitutional Freedom of Religion. If you read that Act, you may see that your views of Jefferson's beliefs may be incorrect, adding to the "confusion." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Your beliefs are what they are BUT Thomas Jefferson wrote THE VIRGINIA ACT FOR ESTABLISHING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, in Richmond VA 1786. This Act is the foundation for our Constitutional Freedom of Religion. If you read that Act, you may see that your views of Jefferson's beliefs may be incorrect, adding to the "confusion." The Jefferson Bible was constructed by him cutting out the lines that ascribe supernatural powers, etc. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/05/local/me-beliefs5 His penning law that details religious freedoms for people to worship as they will w/o reproach has literally -all to do with his personal religious beliefs. I think you're the one who needs to do some reading, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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