The Armenian Gospel of the Infancy: with three early versions of the Protevangelium of James

The Armenian Gospel of the Infancy: with three early versions of the Protevangelium of James

by Abraham Terian
ISBN-10:
0199541566
ISBN-13:
9780199541560
Pub. Date:
12/15/2008
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199541566
ISBN-13:
9780199541560
Pub. Date:
12/15/2008
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
The Armenian Gospel of the Infancy: with three early versions of the Protevangelium of James

The Armenian Gospel of the Infancy: with three early versions of the Protevangelium of James

by Abraham Terian
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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199541560
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 12/15/2008
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Transcription of ArmenianIntroduction1. History of Scholarship2. Origin and Date3. Manuscripts and Recensions4. Text and TranslationTranslation1. Childless Joachim and Anne2. The Birth and Childhood of Mary3. Mary in the Temple4. Mary Given to Joseph5. The Annunciation6. The Suspicion and Rage of Joseph7. Joseph and Mary Tried and Acquitted8. The Birth of Jesus9. Eve's Visit to the Cave10. The Angel and the Shepherds11. The Coming of the Magi12. The Dedication on the Fortieth Day13. The Massacre of the Children in Bethlehem14. Zechariah Murdered in the Temple15. The Flight to Egypt16. Jesus and the Boys in an Arabian City17. Jesus and the Boys in a Syrian City18. Jesus and the Boys in a Canaanite City19. Joseph Meets with a Pious King in Israel20. Jesus Studies with Gamaliel and Works with Joseph21. Jesus Works as a Dyer with Israel in Tiberias22. Jesus Does Wonders and Raises a Dead Boy in Arimathea23. Jesus Does Other Wonders and Miracles24. Jesus Heals a Paralized Boy Near Emmaus25. Jesus Arbitrates between Two Brothers Near Nazareth26. Jesus Heals a Syrian Man Near Galilee27. Jesus Heals an Old Physician on His Way to Jerusalem28. Jesus Arbitrates between Two Soldiers29. Jesus Heals the Son of a Syro-Phoenician Woman30. Jesus Arbitrates between a Couple about to Divorce31. Jesus and a Tax Collector on the Road to Nazareth32. Jesus and a Despondent Scribe in Galilee33. Jesus and Two Outlaws34. Jesus Opposes the Death Penalty35. Jesus Helps a Lost Lad on His Way to Ramla36. Jesus Heals a Bridegroom at a Wedding in Ramla37. Jesus from Age Fifteen to ThirtyAppendicesI. Three Early Armenian Versions of the Protevangelium of JamesII. Chapter Headings in Manuscripts of Recension B of the Armenian Infancy GospelBibliographyIndices
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