Jay Parini : « Parini : It suggests Mary Magdalene his wife ; scholars leery , sounds like `` Da Vinci Code '' He says 'lost gospels ' nothing new . It 's worth recalling that many gospels were composed in the decades , even centuries , after Jesus -- not only the four that Christians acknowledge . A long ago bishop brought it to 4 , to cull competing claims . Parini : Christian church made its choice on Jesus story ; take other claims with grain of salt .
Jay Parini : « Parini : It suggests Mary Magdalene his wife ; scholars leery , sounds like `` Da Vinci Code '' He says 'lost gospels ' nothing new . A long ago bishop brought it to 4 , to cull competing claims . Parini : Christian church made its choice on Jesus story ; take other claims with grain of salt .