Just this week another Jesus hoax has appeared in the media. Media producer Simcha Jacobovici has collaborated with a professor named Barrie Wilson on a book called, "The Lost Gospel: Decoding the Ancient Text That Reveals Jesus' Marriage to Mary the Magdalene." I don't wish to be rude, and I will freely admit I haven't read the book yet, but the entire premise is utter hogwash. Jesus probably didn't marry. Even if he did, we have literally no way to know it. We're basically looking at a sensationalist money-making scheme here, and there's nothing else to say about it.
One might ask why I'm taking such a firm view. Scholars are usually far more careful in rendering judgments like this. Several items give away the problem.
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