Talk:Gaius Calpurnius Piso
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[edit] The Conspiracy Theory that claims that the Piso family wrote the New Testament
For quite a while, I have been aware of the conspiracy theory that claims that the Roman Piso family authored the New Testament "to placate [their] slaves" (http://www.konformist.com/blasphemy/piso.htm). I wasn't able to find any evidence that supported this outlandish claim, so I rejected the conspiracy theory as sensationalist rubbish.
But when I came to this article by chance, I noticed the article's last sentence: "Piso is also known as author of Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of Mark." I also saw that the article incorporated text from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. I couldn't believe that Britannica would ever adhere to this conspiracy theory, so I looked up the original article from Tim Starling's scan of the Encyclopedia (http://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tim_Starling/ScanSet_TIFF_demo&vol=21&page=ED1A679). What I have found, to my relief, is that the last sentence included in the wiki DOES NOT EXIST in Britannica. This deceitful sentence seems to be nothing more than petty vandalism. Therefore, I will promptly delete it and restore the article to its pure form. It should remain in its pure form indefinitely, unless someone can show us solid proof that supports the Piso theory, which is highly unlikely. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sadisticsuburbanite (talk • contribs) 04:11, 15 September 2006 (UTC).
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