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June 2011

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July 2011

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Gospel of Jesus' Wife

This section mentions the ink matching that of an existing forgery, but the "ink tests" (PDF). indicated they were different from those used in the Gospel of John (despite speculation that they might be the same). The linked citation is also to a paywalled opinion article, which is unfortunate on both counts.

The lack of reed pen, and what appear to be copies of improper text from the Gospel of Thomas are some evidence that it may be a hoax, as is the provenance described in "The Unbelievable Tale of Jesus's Wife".

This looks like a possible NPOV issue.

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