Infancy Story of Thomas - Infancy Story of Thomas

Japanese: トマスによるイエスの幼時物語 - トマスによるイエスのようじものがたり（英語表記）Infancy Story of Thomas

Among the New Testament apocrypha, this is one of a group of documents collectively known as the "Infancy Gospels." It is the second oldest after the "Protoevangelion of James," and was written in the 2nd century. It is a series of readings that parallels later anecdotes about the infant Jesus, and ends with "Jesus at age 12." It has little specific doctrinal interest, and is not related to the other apocryphal document, the "Gospel of Thomas." In addition to Greek, many other translations and manuscripts remain in ancient languages. [Onuki Takashi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新約聖書の外典のうち，〈幼時福音書〉と総称される一群の文書の一つで，《ヤコブ原福音書》に次いで古く，2世紀の成立。幼児イエスに関する後代の逸話を読物として並列させたもので，最後は〈12歳のイエス〉で巻を閉じている。特定の教義的関心は希薄で，同じ外典文書の《トマス福音書》との関連もない。ギリシア語の外，多数の古代語の翻訳写本が残存する。【大貫隆】

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