Did Jesus have a wife? It's a question experts, researchers and believers have debated for years. A new study may point toward "yes." Researchers at Columbia University have started running new tests ...

A British scholar has called the ancient papyrus claiming that Jesus had a wife a 'fake'. New Testament scholar Professor Francis Watson of Durham University says the fragment, which caused an ...

ROME — It served first as a notebook for ancient painters and then as part of a mummy’s wrapping. Now, a 1st century BC parchment believed to contain the earliest cartography of the Greek-Roman era ...

A noted religious scholar doubts the veracity of a papyrus text that purports to reveal that Jesus had a wife — but includes a typo. REUTERS A noted religious scholar doubts the veracity of a papyrus ...

An argument has broken out over the authenticity and significance of an ancient text that makes explicit reference to Jesus having a wife. Karen King, a professor and expert in the history of ...

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A team of German scientists has used a combination of cutting-edge physics techniques to virtually "unfold" an ancient Egyptian papyrus, part of an extensive collection housed in the Berlin Egyptian ...

Researchers have revealed the fascinating contents of a 1,500-year-old Egyptian papyrus, which was uncovered near the pyramid of Pharaoh Senusret I in 1934. The papyrus contains formulas for prayers ...

Since the 16th century, Basel has been home to a mysterious papyrus. With mirror writing on both sides, it has puzzled generations of researchers. A research team has now discovered that it is an ...

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