Veritas : a Harvard professor, a con man, and the gospel of Jesus's wife
SABAR, ARIEL2020
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In 2012, Dr. Karen King, a star professor at the Harvard Divinity School, announced a blockbuster discovery at a scholarly conference just steps from the Vatican: She had found an ancient fragment of papyrus in which Jesus calls Mary Magdalene "my wife." The discovery made front-page news around the world - if early Christians believed that Jesus was married, it would threaten not just the celibate, all-male priesthood, but the entire the 2,000-year history of the faith. Biblical scholars were in an uproar, but King had impeccable credentials as a world-renowned authority on female figures in the Gnostic gospels. The "Gospel of Jesus's Wife," as she titled her discovery, was both a crowning career achievement and powerful proof for her arguments that there were alternative, and much more inclusive, versions of Christianity from its beginnings. Assigned to write a story about King's find, award-winning journalist Ariel Sabar began to unearth disquieting questions about the papyrus. His globe-spanning investigation would lead to a rural hamlet in inland Florida, where he discovered a college dropout with a prophetess wife, a curious past in Germany, and a tortured relationship with the Catholic Church. The deeper Sabar dug into the mysteries of the "Gospel of Jesus's Wife," the more surreal the story became.
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Imprint:
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2020.©2020.
Collation:
x, 401 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue: Rome -- Discovery -- Doubt -- Proofs -- The stranger -- The downturned book of revelations.
ISBN:
978192231019419223101909781913348304191334830X
Dewey class:
229.8
LC class:
BS2851
Language:
English
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BRN:
377862
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 229.8 SAB | Available |