Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives (New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents, 34)

James Keith Elliott

ISBN 10: 9004150676 / ISBN 13: 9789004150676

Published by Leiden : Brill, 2006

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xxvii, 170 pages : 24 cm. Summary:"Early Christians built on the stories of Jesus' birth found in the New Testament. Their later accounts, many of them found nowadays among collections of non-canonical ('apocryphal') texts, are important and interesting. They give insights into the growth of Christian theology, especially concerning the role and status of Mary, and also the way in which the earliest stories were elaborated and interpreted in popular folk religion." "A range of the earliest accounts is presented here in fresh translations; it includes some rare Irish material. The texts are arranged in small units and synoptically, in order to permit readers to compare texts and to see the differences and similarities between them." "J. K. Elliott has selected and arranged the texts, and he provides an introductory chapter on the genre. He also includes a full bibliography to benefit readers who may wish to pursue this comparative study more deeply."--Jacket. Contents: Mary's birth and upbringing The Annunciation Mary visits Elizabeth Mary's pregnancy and its explanation: The explanatiion of Joseph ; The questioning of Joseph and Mary by the priests The birth of Jesus The adoration of Jesus after his birth The presentation of Jesus in the temple The Magi The slaying of the infants and the flight to Egypt Jesus as a child.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives (New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents, 34)
• Publisher: Leiden : Brill
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004150676
• ISBN 13: 9789004150676
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Christianity

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Synopsis

Early Christians built on the stories of Jesus' birth found in the New Testament. Their later accounts, many of them found nowadays among collections of non-canonical ('apocryphal') texts, are important and interesting. They give insights into the growth of Christian theology, especially concerning the role and status of Mary, and also the way in which the earliest stories were elaborated and interpreted in popular folk religion.
A range of the earliest accounts is presented here in fresh translations; it includes some rare Irish material. The texts are arranged in small units and synoptically, in order to permit readers to compare texts and to see the differences and similarities between them.
J.K. Elliott has selected and arranged the texts, and he provides an introductory chapter to the genre. He also includes a full and helpful bibliography to benefit readers who may wish to pursue this comparative study more deeply.

About the Author

J.K. Elliott is Professor of New Testament Textual Criticism at the University of Leeds, UK. He holds doctorates from the universities of Oxford and of Wales. He is editor of The Apocryphal New Testament (Oxford, 1993) and co-author of Art and the Christian Apocrypha (London, 2001). He is currently at work with a French team investigating the textual history of Mark's Gospel.