A discovery by a Harvard researcher may shed light on a
controversial aspect of the life of Jesus Christ. Harvard
Divinity School professor Karen L. King says she has found an
ancient papyrus fragment from the fourth century that, when
translated, appears to indicate that Jesus was married. The text
is being dubbed "The Gospel of Jesus' Wife." The part of it
that's drawing attention says, "Jesus said to them, 'my wife'"
in the Coptic language. The text, which is printed on papyrus
the size of a business card, has not been scientifically tested
to verify its dating, but King and other scholars have said they
are confident it is a genuine artifact. "Christian tradition has
long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable
historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said at
a conference in Rome on Tuesday. "This new gospel doesn’t prove
that Jesus was married, but it tells us that the whole question
only came up as part of vociferous debates about sexuality and
marriage. From the very beg