“And then you’ve got the fact that this is one text out of many, many, many texts that don’t indicate that Jesus was married. And I think had Jesus been married, the early tradition about Jesus would have reflected that.”
Professor Bock says that if Jesus were married, he does not think it would be a problem for Christianity. Instead, he says, it would have shown that Jesus took part in human traditions, just as he was actively involved in human life in other ways.
Recently, a Protestant clergyman in Maryland asked friends if they believe Jesus was married. Most of them told him that it made little difference to their beliefs.
The Reverend Tim Tutt says he does not think that the question will be answered. He thinks there is not enough evidence, and that the words may be misunderstood.
“I don’t think we’ll ever be able to prove (that Jesus was married). That papyrus is so limited. It’s just a fragment. It could have been a metaphor. It could be someone’s editorialization. I don’t know that we’ll prove anything conclusively. But what it really does is allow my theological imagination to wonder.”
The clergyman is happy to think about the mystery.
German researchers have shown evidence that an ancient Buddhist statue of a man may have been carved from a meteorite. The researchers say the meteorite fell from space thousands of years ago in what is now eastern Siberia and Mongolia.
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