Was Jesus married?
<p> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Lapidus">Lapidus</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wording">wording</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="married">married</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachings">teachings</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span>. <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="married">married</span>?</p><p><span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="Divinity">Divinity</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coptic">Coptic</span> <span word="wording">wording</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Magdalene">Magdalene</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span>, “<span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>.” <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="followers">followers</span>.</p><p><span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span>, <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="says">says</span>, “<span word="She">She</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="disciple">disciple</span>.” <span word="And">And</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="wording">wording</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="dwell">dwell</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>.” <span word="This">This</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Magdalene">Magdalene</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="King">King</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>. <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="clergy">clergy</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Vatican">Vatican</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="L">L</span>’<span word="Osservatore">Osservatore</span> <span word="Romano">Romano</span>, <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papyrus">papyrus</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fake">fake</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="falsified">falsified</span> <span word="document">document</span>. <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sexually">sexually</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="married">married</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>.</p>
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