September 18, 2012 a piece of Coptic text was found by Karen L. King, a Hardard Divinity School professor. "Jesus said to them, 'my wife'" is printed in Coptic language on a business card sized papyrus paper.
Karen L King discussed the topic of Jesus' marriage at the International Congress of Coptic Studies in Rome on September 10, 2012. She discussed the new Coptic text, what the eight lines said, and how to interpret it. Many considerations need to be made, such as the fact that Jesus was a very popular name. Also, it could be a fraudulent piece of parchment. This piece of Coptic paper could be taken from a gospel that wasn't from the universal Bible the world knows today. While nowhere in the New Testament is it stated that Jesus was married, Gnostic gospels state that he was.
King was interviewed shortly after she analyzed the text by Ariel Saber from The Smithsonian Institute. Stated in the article "The Inside Story of a Controversial New Text About Jesus", King defines Gnosticism and her personal opinion on the new text. King believes that the wife in the Coptic text is most likely referring to Mary Magdalene. Jesus is somehow defending her, possibly against other men in an argument or even his disciples. Stated later in the Coptic text, "She will be able to be my disciple" and "I will dwell with her". However, King then argues that according to the age of the text, it must have been written in Greek about a century a