Infancy Gospel of Thomas
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The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Infancy Gospel of Thomas canonical | 4 |
| Acts of Peter (apocryphal tradition) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament apocrypha
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apocryphal gospel ⓘ early Christian text ⓘ infancy gospel ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Thomas the Israelite ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical ⓘ |
| characterTraitDepicted |
precocious power of Jesus
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sometimes harsh behavior of Jesus ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Jesus animating clay birds
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Jesus cursing other children ⓘ Jesus demonstrating superior wisdom to teachers ⓘ Jesus helping Joseph in carpentry by miracle ⓘ Jesus miraculously lengthening a piece of wood ⓘ Jesus raising to life those he had cursed ⓘ Jesus striking dead a boy who disturbed his play ⓘ episode of Jesus in the Temple at age twelve ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 2nd century ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | late 1st century ⓘ |
| focusesOnLifeStage |
boyhood of Jesus
ⓘ
infancy of Jesus ⓘ |
| genre |
legendary biography
ⓘ
religious narrative ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
long Greek recension
ⓘ
short Greek recension ⓘ |
| includedIn | New Testament apocrypha collections ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic stories of Jesus’ clay birds
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later Christian infancy narratives ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| latestPossibleDate | mid 2nd century ⓘ |
| mainSubject | childhood of Jesus ⓘ |
| narrativePeriod | ages 5 to 12 of Jesus ⓘ |
| notPartOf |
New Testament
ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament canon
|
| originalLanguage | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Jesus Christ
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surface form:
Jesus
|
| pseudepigraphicAttribution |
Apostle Thomas
ⓘ
Thomas the Israelite ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gospel of Thomas
ⓘ
Protoevangelium of James ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyView |
composed independently of canonical gospels
ⓘ
reflects popular piety and folklore about Jesus’ childhood ⓘ |
| setting |
Galilee
ⓘ
Nazareth ⓘ |
| survivesIn |
Ethiopic translations
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Latin translations ⓘ Slavonic translations ⓘ Syriac translations ⓘ multiple Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
ambivalence about use of miraculous power
ⓘ
divine power of Jesus in childhood ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Acts of Peter (apocryphal tradition)