9 A classic conspiracy: The Gospel of Jesus' Wife - How a forgery was used to try to upend Christianity by a feminist scholar. So many believed it was true, because they *wanted* to believe it was true. There are lessons to be applied to today. (www.theatlantic.com) posted 256 days ago by Mad_King_Kalak 256 days ago by Mad_King_Kalak +11 / -2 The Unbelievable Tale of Jesus’s Wife A hotly contested, supposedly ancient manuscript suggests Christ was married. But believing its origin story—a real-life Da Vinci Code, involving a Harvard professor, a onetime Florida pornographer, and an escape from East Germany—requires a big leap of fa... 8 comments share 8 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Some more material on the forgery:
A shorter version telling the story of the fakery: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/06/17/the-gospel-jesus-wife-fake/qvl3Vf3EXY8cJ31pqTQoOJ/story.html
Some podcasts: https://ntweblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Gospel%20of%20Jesus%27%20Wife