The Armenian Gospel of the Infancy: With Three Early Versions of the Protevangelium of James »

The Armenian Gospel of the Infancy is a sixth-century document, translated from an old Syriac version that no longer exists. It has never before translated into any modern language in its entirety and comprises of some forty stories about Jesus' family, birth, and childhood. These stories include references to Mary's Immaculate Conception through her ear, the foremother Eve's visit to the Christ child, and the schooling of Jesus, his encounters with his peers, and counsel against divorce and the death penalty.

Transcription of Armenian Introduction History of Scholarship Origin and Date Manuscripts and Recensions Text and Translation An Account of the Infancy of Our Lord Jesus Christ, as Told by James, the Son of Joseph's Brother 1 App. I Three Early Armenian Versions of the Protevangelium of James 150 App. II Chapter Headings in Manuscripts of Recension B of the Armenian Infancy Gospel 171 Bibliography 177 Index of Proper Names 183 Index of Scriptural Ouotations and Allusions 186