Christ Child: Cultural Memories of a Young Jesus

by Stephen J. Davis

Little is known about the early childhood of Jesus Christ. But in the decades after his death, stories began circulating about his origins. One collection of such tales was the so-called Infancy Gospel of Thomas, known in antiquity as the Paidika or "Childhood Deeds" of Jesus. In it, Jesus not only performs miracles while at play (such as turning clay birds into live sparrows) but also gets enmeshed in a series of interpersonal conflicts and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030014945X
• ISBN13: 9780300149456
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"