HDS Update on “Jesus’ Wife” Fragment

The Harvard Divinity School web page on the “Jesus’ wife” fragment now is prefaced with a statement from the HDS Dean referring to the recent Atlantic Monthly article that exposes the character who put the fragment into Professor King’s hands, and that King now admits “tips the balance” toward the item being a fake.  It’s commendable that the HDS has now taken notice of this, although one still wonders that there has been (and still is) scant mention of the various other critical reasons for judging it a fake for over a couple of years.  The statement is here.