![]() ![]() Now you can experience the mystery and amusement of these charming folktales without any previous knowledge of early Christian history or thought. These extraordinary folktales also provide some shocking imagery of the young Jesus, the incarnation of God-equally human and divine-as he learns to control his supernatural powers and apply them for good. ![]() ![]() ![]() This fascinating and accessible exploration of formative influential narratives takes you deep into the early Christian religious thinking that provides the basis for Mary's biography, ideas about her purity, as well as the prayers, feasts and iconic representations that celebrate her life. 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 Christianity's beloved heroes and heroines. The three principal infancy gospels-the Infancy Gospel of James, the Gospel of the Infancy and the Infancy Gospel of Thomas-are accounts of the births and early lives of Mary the Virgin Mother, and Jesus. Early Christian legends of divine power, miraculous events, fear and admiration can inform your own spiritual journey. ![]()
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