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“If there were even one spark of evidence from antiquity that Jesus even may have gotten married, then as a historian, I would have to weigh this evidence against the total absence of such information in either Scripture or the early church traditions. But there is no such spark-not a scintilla of evidence-anywhere in historical sources. Even where one might expect to find such claims in the bizarre, second-century, apocryphal gospels...there is no reference that Jesus ever got married.”

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Paul L. Maier
Paul L. Maier

Paul L. Maier is a renowned American historian, born on May 31, 1930. He has conducted extensive research in the field of history, particularly in the late Roman Empire and the early history of Christianity. Professor Maier's works are acclaimed for their in-depth research and clear narrative. more

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