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Kablooie

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58. It was very common. But not many were documented as "Jesus said to them" ?

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Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:20 PM

Sep 2012

There might have been other notable Jesus's at the time but I've never heard of any.

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A Faded Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus' Wife [View all] Octafish Sep 2012 OP

"The provenance of the papyrus fragment is a mystery, and its owner librechik Sep 2012 #1

I wouldn't be surprised if the Vatican had more evidence of this LiberalEsto Sep 2012 #43

It is illogical to me that they would EVER be honest about anything. loudsue Sep 2012 #49

Nope. Xolodno Sep 2012 #106

lol--you are exactly right. librechik Sep 2012 #110

Take my wife. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2012 #2

Ba da boom Berlum Sep 2012 #7

Take my wife,... AnneD Sep 2012 #15

So I smiled and walked on out to get it. nt tblue37 Sep 2012 #27

I SOOOOOOO had the exact same thought. IronicNews Sep 2012 #122

Of course! His wife Mary Magdelene. RevStPatrick Sep 2012 #3

Hypothesis put forward in 1982 in the book "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail". MicaelS Sep 2012 #6

I thought Mary Magdeline was the town whore? LynneSin Sep 2012 #20

she wasn't a whore Randomthought Sep 2012 #24

Agree LynneSin Sep 2012 #25

I believe it was Pope Limbaugh ToxMarz Sep 2012 #39

Exactly. That was a falsehood perpetuated renaissanceguy Sep 2012 #97

I thought all NOLALady Sep 2012 #26

Or virgins siligut Sep 2012 #37

That's because it's a fucked-up religion. Ghost Dog Sep 2012 #70

Hey, whores make good wives. malthaussen Sep 2012 #55

Ha. Thank you for defending the Whores. LOL IronicNews Sep 2012 #123

Yup, and there are living descendents siligut Sep 2012 #40

Still... Dan Brown does do a fist bump to the air anyhow kenfrequed Sep 2012 #119

Interesting, however... Bragi Sep 2012 #4

Jesus was a historical figure? Since when? stopbush Sep 2012 #11

Good question Bragi Sep 2012 #13

He went by the name "Joshua Ben Joseph" Blue State Bandit Sep 2012 #42

Whether your ancestors lived remains a matter of speculation malthaussen Sep 2012 #57

There is a suspcious lack of any contemporary records and accounts Bragi Sep 2012 #67

Yes, I have understood for over 40 years that that is so, to the best of our knowledge. Ghost Dog Sep 2012 #72

There is nothing suspicious about it. There are few contemporary records and accounts. kwassa Sep 2012 #95

Well then Bragi Sep 2012 #96

You're joking right? Otherwise this is bizarre logic...as you say, we're evidence of our ancestors.. Moonwalk Sep 2012 #78

Mighty far beside the point since no one is assumed to be the descendant of Jesus. FiveGoodMen Sep 2012 #79

well, my ancestry is documented as far back as 900 years fascisthunter Sep 2012 #86

I think God would have left some irrefutable evidence. GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #100

Why would this supposed god-thing leave evidence malthaussen Sep 2012 #120

Which sources? kenfrequed Sep 2012 #118

wasn't the first council of Nicea where Mary Magdalene was declared a whore? azurnoir Sep 2012 #62

The Emperor Constantine Ghost Dog Sep 2012 #74

If Jesus was historical yellerpup Sep 2012 #28

As with all things like this it is selective in what is believed. zeemike Sep 2012 #54

A gnostic document from the 4th century? BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #5

Thomas Was a Disciple, if I Recall Correctly mckara Sep 2012 #76

There are two gospels of Thomas BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #90

Hardly the Reason... mckara Sep 2012 #94

I just mentioned this to a work mate and she fucking went off on me! lunatica Sep 2012 #8

I don't understand people like that, at all. I find it fascinating, not threatening in any way. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #47

This is especially strange as the Copts were, and remain, monophysites dmallind Sep 2012 #9

If John 2.1 is not describing the marriage of Jesus then why is his mother there? KurtNYC Sep 2012 #10

It could have been referring to another "Jesus", like the baker's son, instead of the carpenter's so dmosh42 Sep 2012 #12

or maybe Jesus Alou, who played ball for the SF Giants in the 60s. olddad56 Sep 2012 #16

! ellie Sep 2012 #33

Fabulous... thc420 Sep 2012 #46

wwjb olddad56 Sep 2012 #66

Um... BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #19

No, someone will probably write that he was born in Kenya. tblue37 Sep 2012 #30

+1 my point, exactly BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #32

3wives mpdog Sep 2012 #36

Yup. aquart Sep 2012 #59

Yup. Such (incorrigibly mischivious monkeys) we are. Eg.: Ghost Dog Sep 2012 #77

The Inside Story of a Controversial New Text About Jesus (The Smithsonian) struggle4progress Sep 2012 #14

Thank you very much, struggle4progress! Octafish Sep 2012 #60

Pick me, I know the answer to this one! Bragi Sep 2012 #69

1984, right? Octafish Sep 2012 #105

fascinating!!! newspeak Sep 2012 #107

Satori or Salvation? What's the diff? Octafish Sep 2012 #109

sorry octofish, i've been gone all day newspeak Sep 2012 #121

many fragments from 4th c. exist.... Evasporque Sep 2012 #17

are you saying onethatcares Sep 2012 #48

no not at all... Evasporque Sep 2012 #51

Humanity could only hope for a new christianity to emerge...soon... Evasporque Sep 2012 #18

how about a new spirituality that wasn't based on any particular religion. olddad56 Sep 2012 #21

like UUs....? nt Evasporque Sep 2012 #23

It already has... RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #56

What will really freak people out is if this fragment comes from.... Evasporque Sep 2012 #22

The rest of it has been deciphered!!! Javaman Sep 2012 #29

BTW, weren't the Dead Sea Scrolls found in a man cave? nt tblue37 Sep 2012 #31

Thou shalt not vaccuum whilst the game is playing BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #34

I like it, I like it.. :>)) pangaia Sep 2012 #35

This is not all too surprising Did I Just Type This Sep 2012 #38

He was also a good catch malthaussen Sep 2012 #61

A lot of Christians can't accept the idea of Jesus having a wife. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #41

Sex? With MY Jesus? Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #87

He's not that good, actually.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #89

Ok, comment of the year!!! Nt adigal Sep 2012 #98

I gave my love to Jesus... progressoid Sep 2012 #114

Non-Starter..... Xolodno Sep 2012 #44

Probably a hoax WeekendWarrior Sep 2012 #45

Josephus, the Roman historian wrote of him -- although that could be a hoax too. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #84

Thanks for that Bragi Sep 2012 #92

The references in question have been debunked time and again WeekendWarrior Sep 2012 #111

I'm waiting for mention of his Bass boat and Mossberg over/under. alfredo Sep 2012 #50

Married or not... sdfernando Sep 2012 #52

It ruins the Jesus rep jmowreader Sep 2012 #116

A Dumb Question Here - Jesus As A Name - Was It A Common Name At That Time..... global1 Sep 2012 #53

It was very common. But not many were documented as "Jesus said to them" ? Kablooie Sep 2012 #58

Barabas, the man who Pilot released, was also named Jesus. BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #64

So My Question Is - Could This Faded Piece of Papyrus That Mentions Jesus's Wife.... global1 Sep 2012 #68

Doesn't it say something about someone being a disciple? Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #88

Very common... Xolodno Sep 2012 #65

Joshua greymattermom Sep 2012 #103

Posted to for future viewing. 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2012 #63

Thought this was historically interesting. Sorry to see so much belittling snark here about it. pinto Sep 2012 #71

The claim has implications. FiveGoodMen Sep 2012 #80

They shouldn't publish stuff like this. It may be offensive to Christians 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #73

Yeah. But you're not a true believer. Ghost Dog Sep 2012 #82

that`s right... bring up the samurians! madrchsod Sep 2012 #104

I'm sure the Pope will issue a fatwa (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #101

"Ratzi" will definitely not want to go there. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #75

The parchment is true, and furthermore, it was not a happy union TlalocW Sep 2012 #81

She'd have crucified him if she knew he could just make fish from nothing 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #83

A friend told me that TlalocW Sep 2012 #112

because he did have a wife... sorry priests fascisthunter Sep 2012 #85

Your last comment was amazingly accurate! adigal Sep 2012 #99

So..the chances that Dan Brown and the "DaVinci Code" were on target just got better. Who knew? AnOhioan Sep 2012 #91

K&R idwiyo Sep 2012 #93

That's it! Priests are free to marry now!! no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #102

"Jesus- pls take out the garbage before you go fishing XOXOX" (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #108

Not only did JC have a wife, she was a regular on "Real Housewives of Nazareth." Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #113

Isn't Piece Papyrus the chairman of the RNC? Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #115

That myth has been around since The Queen of Heaven cult 6,000 years or more-His Bride is the Church bobthedrummer Sep 2012 #117