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Zusatztext Abraham Terian's translation is mellifluous, and his commentary elaborate, reflecting wide study and knowledge. All libraries with a substantial ecclesiastical collection will need this book. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung The various versions of the Infancy Gospels illustrate how stories about the Virgin and Child lend themselves to be told and retold - much like the stories in the canonical Gospels. This first translation of the full text of the Armenian Gospel of the Infancy, itself derived from a sixth-century Syriac text that no longer exists, provides two variants of the famous narrative and several recensions or ancient editions. Stories about Jesus, many of them unique to this gospel, are included to show how he exercised his sovereign and divine will even as a child.This edition also contains three early Armenian versions of the Protevangelium of James, which with other ancient sources dependent on it (like the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew) constitute the basic tradition in the formation of the later Infancy Gospels. These writings are our earliest sources about the parents of the Virgin Mary (Joachim and Anne) and her miraculous birth. They also form the basis for the dogma of her Immaculate Conception and perpetual virginity after the birth of Jesus, and lay the ground for certain of the Marian feasts celebrated since the fourth century. Terian's engaging introduction and annotation of the texts place this rare document clearly in its cultural and historical context and provide extensive references to the surrounding textual tradition. These extraordinary stories will appeal to all with an interest in the early church. Inhaltsverzeichnis Transcription of Armenian Introduction 1: History of Scholarship 2: Origin and Date 3: Manuscripts and Recensions 4: Text and Translation Translation 1: Childless Joachim and Anne 2: The Birth and Childhood of Mary 3: Mary in the Temple 4: Mary Given to Joseph 5: The Annunciation 6: The Suspicion and Rage of Joseph 7: Joseph and Mary Tried and Acquitted 8: The Birth of Jesus 9: Eve's Visit to the Cave 10: The Angel and the Shepherds 11: The Coming of the Magi 12: The Dedication on the Fortieth Day 13: The Massacre of the Children in Bethlehem 14: Zechariah Murdered in the Temple 15: The Flight to Egypt 16: Jesus and the Boys in an Arabian City 17: Jesus and the Boys in a Syrian City 18: Jesus and the Boys in a Canaanite City 19: Joseph Meets with a Pious King in Israel 20: Jesus Studies with Gamaliel and Works with Joseph 21: Jesus Works as a Dyer with Israel in Tiberias 22: Jesus Does Wonders and Raises a Dead Boy in Arimathea 23: Jesus Does Other Wonders and Miracles 24: Jesus Heals a Paralized Boy Near Emmaus 25: Jesus Arbitrates between Two Brothers Near Nazareth 26: Jesus Heals a Syrian Man Near Galilee 27: Jesus Heals an Old Physician on His Way to Jerusalem 28: Jesus Arbitrates between Two Soldiers 29: Jesus Heals the Son of a Syro-Phoenician Woman 30: Jesus Arbitrates between a Couple about to Divorce 31: Jesus and a Tax Collector on the Road to Nazareth 32: Jesus and a Despondent Scribe in Galilee 33: Jesus and Two Outlaws 34: Jesus Opposes the Death Penalty 35: Jesus Helps a Lost Lad on His Way to Ramla 36: Jesus Heals a...
