The much talked-about papyrus is about the size of a business card, measuring just eight centimeters by four centimeters. It is kept now between two pieces of a protective glass. Professor King says its owner is a collector of ancient papers who asked her to study and translate it. The collector told her that he does not want to be identified, and is unwilling to provide details about how the papyrus came to him.
The small piece of paper has just thirty-three words, written in fourteen lines of black ink. The words probably developed from Greek before being expressed in Egyptian Coptic.
Darrell Bock is an expert on New Testament studies at the Dallas Theological Seminary in Texas. Professor Bock says he believes that Karen King has done much of what she can to establish her case. But he does not believe the papyrus is very important. He says it must pass several examinations before it can be confirmed as authentic. And, he says, even if it is proven real, it is not very important.
“I don’t think that this text is that significant. There are so many hurdles for it to get over. You’ve got to show that it’s authentic, and there are real questions about whether that text is authentic.”
Professor Bock expresses other concerns about the papyrus. For example, he says, there is not enough writing on it to establish the real meaning of the words. He says the word “wife” may not mean “wife” in the traditional way. And, he says the papyrus is just one text showing that Jesus might have been married.
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