Infancy Gospels of Jesus
Infancy Gospels of Jesus
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The Infancy Gospels of Jesus
Apocryphal Tales from the Childhoods of Mary and Jesus
Stevan Davies, trans.; foreword by A. Edward Siecienski
Skylight Paths, 2009
ISBN 9781594732584
Softcover, 178 pp.
8.4 X 5.4 X 0.5 inches | 0.5 pounds
Presents influential apocryphal stories about the young Jesus and tales that provide the basis for Mary's biography and ideas about her purity.
Stevan Davies is professor of religious studies at Misericordia University and has studied the non-canonical gospels and acts for over thirty years. Among his books are The Gospel of Thomas: Annotated and Explained, The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel--Annotated and Explained (both SkyLight Paths) and The Revolt of the Widows: The Social World of the Apocryphal Acts. He has also published books about the canonical Christian scriptures including New Testament Fundamentals and Jesus the Healer: Possession, Trance and the Origins of Christianity. His website (http: //users.misericordia.edu/davies/thomas/Thomas.html) is a leading Internet resource on the Gospel of Thomas.
A. Edward Siecienski, PhD is assistant professor of philosophy at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and also serves as Clement and Helen Pappas Professor of Byzantine Civilization and Religion at the college's Interdisciplinary Center for Hellenic Studies.
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