A controversial fragment of parchment indicating Jesus Christ may have been married reveals nothing about the historic person of Jesus, but does help Christians to see their tradition differently, according to two New Testament professors at the oldest seminary of the Episcopal Church.
“We start to see that there were perhaps even fights about sex, marriage and gender,” observed Professor Katherine Shaner about the early Christian church. “Conversations we are having today were had in antiquity as well.”
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