Mechanizmy mistyfikacji i demistyfikacji w nauce na przykładzie sporu o autentyczność tzw. Ewangelii żony Jezusa
Mechanisms of hoax and demystification in science on the example of a dispute over authenticity the so-called The gospel of Jesus' wife

Author(s): Przemysław Piwowarczyk
Subject(s): Cultural history, Cognitive Psychology, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: "The Gospel of the Wife of Jesus"; Karen King; papyrology
Summary/Abstract: In the history of the so-called The gospel of Jesus' wife focuses on the problems related to the study of early Christian manuscripts. We have up to dealing with a manuscript of unknown origin, with a willing owner remain anonymous, the aspiration of the university institution to be public publicity, as well as the ideological perspectives of the researcher. The manuscript itself in the end it turned out to be a forgery. There was, however, a definite establishment of this fact impossible through laboratory tests and traditional palaeographic analyzes or historical. Only the professional journalist became involved and a diligently conducted journalistic investigation resulted in a difficult task rebuttal of evidence. It is the inclusion of this third method in the permanent repertoire manuscript verification methods could prove to be the boon that resulted from a four-year discussion.

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