The Infancy Gospel of Thomas Explained

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?Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastTwitter: @andrewmarkhenryFacebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfastBlog: www.religionforbreakfast.comThanks to our Patreon patrons!:Brian BDan DAlex BJohn MWilsonCain DMannyMark HInfancy 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. 57-54Frilingos, Chris. "Parents Just Don't Understand: Ambiguity in Stories about the Childhood of Jesus." Harvard Theological Review 109, January 2016, 33-55. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices