The Resource Veritas : a Harvard professor, a con man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife, Ariel Sabar
Veritas : a Harvard professor, a con man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife, Ariel Sabar
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- Summary
- "In 2012, Dr. Karen King, a star professor at the Harvard Divinity School, announced a blockbuster discovery at a scholarly conference just steps from the Vatican: She had found an ancient fragment of papyrus in which Jesus calls Mary Magdalene "my wife." The discovery made front-page news around the world - if early Christians believed that Jesus was married, it would threaten not just the celibate, all-male priesthood, but the entire the 2,000-year history of the faith. Biblical scholars were in an uproar, but King had impeccable credentials as a world-renowned authority on female figures in the Gnostic gospels. The "Gospel of Jesus's Wife," as she titled her discovery, was both a crowning career achievement and powerful proof for her arguments that there were alternative, and much more inclusive, versions of Christianity from its beginnings. Assigned to write a story about King's find, award-winning journalist Ariel Sabar began to unearth disquieting questions about the papyrus. His globe-spanning investigation would lead to a rural hamlet in inland Florida, where he discovered a college dropout with a prophetess wife, a curious past in Germany, and a tortured relationship with the Catholic Church. The deeper Sabar dug into the mysteries of the "Gospel of Jesus's Wife," the more surreal the story became. VERITAS is at once a surprising detective story, a fascinating journey through the rarefied worlds of Biblical Studies and Egyptology, a piercing psychological portrait of a many-faced con artist, and a tragedy about a brilliant scholar handed a piece of ancient paper that appealed to her greatest hopes for Christianity--but forced a reckoning with fundamental questions about the line between reason and faith"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 401 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Contents
-
- Prologue: Rome
- Discovery
- Doubt
- Proofs
- The stranger
- The downturned book of revelations
- Isbn
- 9780385542586
- Label
- Veritas : a Harvard professor, a con man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife
- Title
- Veritas
- Title remainder
- a Harvard professor, a con man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife
- Statement of responsibility
- Ariel Sabar
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 2012, Dr. Karen King, a star professor at the Harvard Divinity School, announced a blockbuster discovery at a scholarly conference just steps from the Vatican: She had found an ancient fragment of papyrus in which Jesus calls Mary Magdalene "my wife." The discovery made front-page news around the world - if early Christians believed that Jesus was married, it would threaten not just the celibate, all-male priesthood, but the entire the 2,000-year history of the faith. Biblical scholars were in an uproar, but King had impeccable credentials as a world-renowned authority on female figures in the Gnostic gospels. The "Gospel of Jesus's Wife," as she titled her discovery, was both a crowning career achievement and powerful proof for her arguments that there were alternative, and much more inclusive, versions of Christianity from its beginnings. Assigned to write a story about King's find, award-winning journalist Ariel Sabar began to unearth disquieting questions about the papyrus. His globe-spanning investigation would lead to a rural hamlet in inland Florida, where he discovered a college dropout with a prophetess wife, a curious past in Germany, and a tortured relationship with the Catholic Church. The deeper Sabar dug into the mysteries of the "Gospel of Jesus's Wife," the more surreal the story became. VERITAS is at once a surprising detective story, a fascinating journey through the rarefied worlds of Biblical Studies and Egyptology, a piercing psychological portrait of a many-faced con artist, and a tragedy about a brilliant scholar handed a piece of ancient paper that appealed to her greatest hopes for Christianity--but forced a reckoning with fundamental questions about the line between reason and faith"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sabar, Ariel
- Dewey number
- 229/.8
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BS2970
- LC item number
- .S235 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- King, Karen L
- Jesus Christ
- Coptic manuscripts (Papyri)
- Forgery of antiquities
- Forgery of manuscripts
- Label
- Veritas : a Harvard professor, a con man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife, Ariel Sabar
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Rome -- Discovery -- Doubt -- Proofs -- The stranger -- The downturned book of revelations
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 401 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9780385542586
- Lccn
- 2019029679
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)on1117317817
- (OCoLC)on1117317817
- Label
- Veritas : a Harvard professor, a con man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife, Ariel Sabar
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Rome -- Discovery -- Doubt -- Proofs -- The stranger -- The downturned book of revelations
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 401 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9780385542586
- Lccn
- 2019029679
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)on1117317817
- (OCoLC)on1117317817
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