Papyrus Referring to Jesus’ Wife Is More Likely Ancient Than Fake, Scientists Say

THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Laurie Goodstein

A fragment of papyrus, known as the “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife” 

NEW YORK---Skepticism about the tiny scrap of papyrus has been fierce because it contained a phrase never before seen in any piece of Scripture: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife...’ ” Too convenient for some, it also contained the words “she will be able to be my disciple,” a clause that inflamed the debate in some churches over whether women should be allowed to be priests. The papyrus fragment has now been analyzed by professors of electrical engineering, chemistry and biology at Columbia University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who reported that it resembles other ancient papyri from the fourth to the eighth centuries. [link]