The Infancy Gospel of Thomas Explained

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Stories about Jesus' birth are famous. But what about stories about Jesus' childhood? One early Christian text, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, invents some pretty crazy stories about the schoolboy Jesus. But what did this text mean for an ancient audience?

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Infancy Gospel of Thomas Translation by Dr. Tony Burke: http://www.tonyburke.ca/infancy-gospel-of-thomas/the-childhood-of-the-saviour-infancy-gospel-of-thomas-a-new-translation/

Frilingos, Chris. "No Child Left Behind: Knowledge and Violence in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas," Journal of Early Christian Studies, Vol 17, No 1, 2009. 57-54

Frilingos, Chris. "Parents Just Don't Understand: Ambiguity in Stories about the Childhood of Jesus." Harvard Theological Review 109, January 2016, 33-55.

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