The fraudulent Gospel of Jesus' Wife

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The fraudulent Gospel of Jesus' Wife

In 2012 in Rome, an extraordinary announcement was made by Karen King, an respected professor at Harvard University’s Divinity School, where she revealed a small fragment of papyrus from what she named “The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” However, it was proven to be a false document. How did it get to the world stage? Journalist Ariel Sabar uncovers the truth in his book, "Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife". Ariel joined Tom to tell the story.

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