A Harvard historian has unveiled a fourth-century fragment of Coptic writing that suggests that some early Christians might have believed Jesus was married. Karen L. King, a historian at Harvard ...

“This is the first time we possess a complete book of Psalms dating to late fourth century AD, making it the oldest complete Psalms book unearthed to date. We've never encountered such an early book ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - An ancient papyrus fragment which a Harvard scholar says contains the first recorded mention that Jesus may have had a wife is a fake, the Vatican said on Friday. "Substantial ...

Harvard historian and professor of divinity Karen L. King says that a 4 by 8 centimeter scrap of papyrus--which experts and linguists so far feel is authentic--mentions Jesus and his wife in Coptic.

The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group of Egyptian school children and Coptic families, who visit the museum after church ...

CHRISTIAN holy words have been erased to make room for the Arabic script of an eighth-century manuscript reporting the Qur’an, which is now up for auction, with experts declaring the discovery is ...