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Jesus’s Family Secrets

November 29, 2024

In 2012, respected historian Karen King turned the history of Christianity on its head. She presented a tiny piece of 1,300-year-old papyrus with an inscription: "Jesus said to them: my wife...I dwell with her.”

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Jesus’s Family Secrets
Mary Magdalene and JesusImage: Newen

Despite its authenticity, the parchment was not recognized by religious authorities.

Jesus’s Family Secrets
Karen KingImage: Newen

However, two years later, in 2014, a new text was discovered in the British Library in London. It was a bombshell. This text tells of a marital relationship between Jesus and his 'wife,' Mary Magdalene. Could these revelations indicate that the couple had children? 
  
This documentary uses animation to bring clues to life, while taking a new scientific look at the question of whether or not Jesus might have had children.

Jesus’s Family Secrets
Image: Newen
Jesus’s Family Secrets
Image: Newen

The film examines apocryphal relics -- from recently discovered tombs to ancient parchments. It analyzes inscriptions and the results of scientific tests. The aim is to shed light on one of the oldest mysteries in the world. 

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