Journal holds 'Jesus' wife' item for more relic testing
The Harvard Theological Review is postponing publication of an article on the papyrus fragment in which Jesus seems to refer to his wife, raising further doubts about a discovery that sparked immediate curiosity when it was announced last September.
The article by Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King was scheduled for the HTR’s January edition. It was expected to provide answers to questions that had been raised about the relic’s authenticity soon after King announced the discovery to select national media at an international conference of biblical scholars in Rome.
King told CNN, which reported the latest development on January 3, that the article has been delayed because testing on the fragment is not complete.
