Ecclesiastical History of Zacharias Rhetor
The Ecclesiastical History of Zacharias Rhetor or the Syriac chronicle known as that of Zachariah of Mitylene is a 6th-century manuscript and Gospel book, the work of Zacharias Rhetor, obtained by the British Museum on 11 November 1847. It was accessible in the British Museum Library and now in the Asian and African Studies Reading Room of the British Library at St Pancras, London.[1][2]
It has been suggested by Professor Barrie Wilson and Simcha Jacobovici that the manuscript tells the tale of Jesus and Mary Magdalene under the pseudonyms of "Joseph" and "Aseneth". According to the text, the two were married and had two children. The encrypted tale is suggested to have been based on a lost gospel that escaped being destroyed during the time of the first Christian Emperor, Constantine.[3]
Notes
- ↑ The Lost Gospel (British Library statement, 10 November 2014)
- ↑ The Lost Gospel by Simcha Javobovici and Barrie Wilson, book review: Was Jesus married? by Marcus Tanner (The Independent, 14 November 2014)
- ↑ Mount, Harry (9 November 2014). "Is this proof Jesus married and had two sons? Ancient manuscript said to be 'lost gospel' with a sensational twist". Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 November 2014.