The letter of the wife of Jesus may be false

The authenticity of ancient papyrus indicates that Jesus once married became a controversial topic among scholars since it was published in 2012.

Live Science reports, Karen King, a professor at Harvard University, USA, who discovered the "Gospel of the Lord Jesus" papyrus and gave evidence of the authenticity of the letter, formally acknowledging things. It is most likely a fake. According to King, the owner of the paper told her about his identity and background.

King made a statement after Walter Fritz, a resident of North Port, Florida, revealed he was the owner of the papyrus claiming that Jesus had been married to reporter Ariel Sabar of The Atlantic on June 15. Less than a day after the article was published, many documents revealed a fake Greek manuscript published by Fritz on his personal website and his wife's share of the construction of a Christian gospel book. 2nd century

The gospel of Jesus' wife contains phrases like "Jesus told them, 'My wife .,'" and "she is my apostle". Professor King announced the discovery in September 2012 and the papyrus quickly attracted wide attention in the media.

The Gospel papyri of Jesus' wife is more likely to be false.(Photo: Harvard Divinity School).

Scientific tests published in the Harvard Theological Review magazine in April 2014 validate the reliability of papyrus. However, another series of studies published in New Testament Studies in July 2015 indicates that the papyrus is fake and copied in part from the Internet-based translation of the Gospel of Thomas. 2002 year.

Fritz claimed to have bought the Gospel of Jesus' wife along with many other papyrus in 1999 from the man named Hans-Ulrich Laukamp, ​​owner of American Corporation for Milling and Boreworks in Venice, Florida.

In 2014, in an interview, Laukamp's son René Ernest said Laukamp did not own papyrus and did not care about antiques. Axel Herzsprung, a friend and business partner of Laukamp also said Laukamp did not collect papyrus.

According to Sabar's investigation, Fritz studied a master's program at Free University in Berlin, Germany, in 1988 and dropped out a few years later. Before leaving school, Fritz published an article in Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur in 1991. The article published a detailed study of diplomatic letters written on the Amarna clay plate between pharaoh Akhenaten and leaders. other ancient.

While still denying Gospel imitation of Jesus' wife, Fritz admitted he had this ability."I can fake it to a certain extent. But to the extent that it is completely undetected by the latest scientific methods, I am not sure , " Fritz told Sabar.

Sabar also discovered Fritz started a pornographic business in 2003. Beginning in 2003, Fritz opened a series of pornographic websites that returned to his wife's relationship with other men, Sabar said.

Professor King admitted that Fritz lied to her about the background of papyrus. However, she was unsure whether the papyrus itself was a fake and needed additional scientific evidence before making a final conclusion. The evidence is currently skewed toward fraud."Obviously, I don't know anything about Walter Fritz. He lied to me," Professor King said.