Protoevangelium of James
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The Protoevangelium of James is a second-century apocryphal gospel that elaborates on the early life of the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, significantly shaping later Christian traditions about Mary and her parents.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life of the Virgin (attributed) | 1 |
| apocryphal Gospel of James | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocryphal gospel
ⓘ
early Christian text ⓘ infancy gospel ⓘ |
| acceptedIn | apocryphal Christian literature ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | c. 150 CE ⓘ |
| attributedTo | James the Just ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical ⓘ |
| category |
Apocryphal New Testament writings
ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament apocrypha
|
| chapters | 25 ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
Mary raised in the Temple
ⓘ
casting of lots for Mary’s guardian ⓘ cave as birthplace of Jesus ⓘ trial by ordeal of Mary and Joseph ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 2nd century ⓘ |
| elaborates |
betrothal of Mary to Joseph
ⓘ
birth of Jesus in a cave ⓘ childhood of Mary in the Temple ⓘ conception and birth of Mary ⓘ early life of Mary ⓘ midwife’s testimony to Mary’s virginity ⓘ virginal conception of Jesus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
birth of Jesus ⓘ parents of Mary ⓘ |
| genre | narrative prose ⓘ |
| identifiesAs | parents of Mary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian traditions about Joachim and Anne
ⓘ
doctrines about the perpetual virginity of Mary ⓘ iconography of the Nativity ⓘ later Marian devotion ⓘ liturgical feasts of Mary’s conception and birth ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Anne
ⓘ
Joachim ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| notIncludedIn |
New Testament
ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament canon
|
| relatedWork |
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
ⓘ
Infancy Gospel of Thomas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Nazareth ⓘ |
| survivesIn | multiple Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
divine plan for Jesus’ birth
ⓘ
miraculous intervention in Mary’s conception ⓘ purity of Mary ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Coptic
ⓘ
Ethiopic ⓘ Latin ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sant’Anna
this entity surface form:
apocryphal Gospel of James
subject surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
this entity surface form:
Life of the Virgin (attributed)