‘Gospel of Jesus’s wife is not a modern forgery’

New scientific tests suggest a fragment of papyrus in which Jesus speaks of “my wife” is more likely an ancient document than a forgery, a Harvard professor has said.

The text, written in Coptic and about the size of a business card, specifically contains the phrase “Jesus said to them, my wife”, according to an article published by the Harvard Theological Review.

Professor of Divinity Karen King says the papyrus probably dates to eighth-century Egypt, based on radiocarbon dating and tests on the ink’s chemical composition. “If it was written in the eighth or even the ninth century, it’s still an ancient document,” she said. “It’s not a modern forgery.”