Papyrus referencing Jesus’ wife dates back to ancient times

Name: Papyrus referencing Jesus’ wife dates back to ancient times
Uploaded: 2014-04-13T19:47:52Z
Duration: P207S
Description: Papyrus referencing Jesus’ wife dates back to ancient times Experts at Columbia, MIT and Harvard have concluded through scientific testing that a small papyrus fragment that quotes Jesus making references to “my wife,” is in fact from ancient times. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Michael Peppard, a theology professor at Fordham University, about the religious ramifications of this discovery.

Clip: 04/13/2014 | 3m 27s

Papyrus referencing Jesus’ wife dates back to ancient times Experts at Columbia, MIT and Harvard have concluded through scientific testing that a small papyrus fragment that quotes Jesus making references to “my wife,” is in fact from ancient times. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Michael Peppard, a theology professor at Fordham University, about the religious ramifications of this discovery.

Aired: 04/13/14

Rating: NR

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