Episode 19
The Gospel of “Who the Heck Falls for This Stuff?”
This Week in the Ancient Near East
July 28, 202149m 30s
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Show Notes
The ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’ is the latest high profile example of a forged ancient text. Scholars should have known better, but hey, where’s the fun in that? When Fox Mulder meets Elaine Benes the sparks fly and scholarship takes it on the chin. Our panelists are there ringside, sagely opining.
To learn more
A Scholarly Screw-Up of Biblical Proportions
https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-scholarly-screw-up-of-biblical-proportions