A Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives

Released on 2016-02-22 by James Keith Elliott
A Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives

Author: James Keith Elliott

Publisher: BRILL

ISBN: 9789004311206

Category: Religion

Page: 244

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This synopsis contains a range of accounts in English about the birth and infancy of Mary and of Jesus. They are set out in small units to demonstrate the development of these stories in non-canonical literature found in differing languages and cultures.

A Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives
Language: en
Pages: 244

A Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives

Authors: James Keith Elliott
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-22 - Publisher: BRILL

This synopsis contains a range of accounts in English about the birth and infancy of Mary and of Jesus. They are set out in small units to demonstrate the development of these stories in non-canonical literature found in differing languages and cultures.
A Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives
Language: en
Pages: 170

A Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives

Authors: James Keith Elliott
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-08-01 - Publisher: BRILL

This synopsis sets out in a clear and readily understandable way the principal early Christian texts, most of them apocryphal, that reveal the growth and changes in a range of influential stories about Jesus' birth and upbringing.
Devotion to St. Anne in Texts and Images
Language: en
Pages: 127

Devotion to St. Anne in Texts and Images

Authors: Elena Ene D-Vasilescu
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-21 - Publisher: Springer

St. Anne was popular with representatives of various segments of society – from monks, nuns, members of the clergy, royal patrons, to church-goers of every rank. This book looks into both the public and private worship of this holy woman and brings to the surface some under-exposed aspects of it.
Survival and Success of an Apocryphal Childhood of Jesus
Language: en
Pages: 320

Survival and Success of an Apocryphal Childhood of Jesus

Authors: Marijana Vukovic
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-04-19 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

This book explores the transformations of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas in the Middle Ages. It also connects the different representations of children, childhood, everyday- and family life in the distinct textual versions to the ancient and medieval settings in which they appear. The text survived and influenced ideas and
Matthew’s Account of the Massacre of the Innocents in Light of its Reception History
Language: en
Pages: 304

Matthew’s Account of the Massacre of the Innocents in Light of its Reception History

Authors: Sung J. Cho
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-21 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Sung Cho addresses the seeming contradiction of Herod the Great's massacre in Matthew 2:16-18, questioning why such a tragedy had to occur, why it was included in the good news of Jesus, and what connection it has to ancient prophecies. In creating a reception history of the Massacre of the