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<p><b>Early Christian legends of divine power, miraculous events, fear and admiration can inform your own spiritual journey.</b></p><p> The three principal infancy gospelsthe Infancy Gospel of James, the Gospel of the Infancy, and the Infancy Gospel of Thomasare accounts of the births and early lives of Mary the Virgin Mother, and Jesus. Originating in the second through fifth centuries, these apocryphal stories are fictions but nevertheless of great historical interest in terms of the beliefs and storytelling of early Christians, for they are the sources of well-known Christian legends as well as of some of Christianitys beloved heroes and heroines. </p><p> This fascinating and accessible exploration of formative influential narratives takes you deep into the early Christian religious thinking that provides the basis for Marys biography, ideas about her purity, as well as the prayers, feasts, and iconic representations that celebrate her life. These extraordinary folktales also provide some shocking imagery of the young Jesus, the incarnation of Godequally human and divineas he learns to control his supernatural powers and apply them for good. </p><p> Now you can experience the my

Author

stevan davies, a. edward siecienski, phd

Publisher

Skylight Paths Publishing

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594733611

Subjects

Religion, Christian