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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Infancy Gospel of Thomas Context triple: [Protoevangelium of James, relatedWork, Infancy Gospel of Thomas]
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Protoevangelium of James
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.
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Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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Gospel of the Resurrection
The Gospel of the Resurrection is the New Testament account of Christ’s rising from the dead, proclaimed liturgically as the central scriptural focus of Easter.
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D.
Five Books of Moses
The Five Books of Moses are the foundational texts of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses and comprising Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
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E.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Infancy Gospel of Thomas Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Protoevangelium of James
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.
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B.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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C.
Gospel of the Resurrection
The Gospel of the Resurrection is the New Testament account of Christ’s rising from the dead, proclaimed liturgically as the central scriptural focus of Easter.
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D.
Five Books of Moses
The Five Books of Moses are the foundational texts of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses and comprising Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
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E.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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infancy of Jesus ⓘ |
| genre |
legendary biography
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religious narrative ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
long Greek recension
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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
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surface form:
New Testament canon
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| originalLanguage | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Jesus Christ
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surface form:
Jesus
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| pseudepigraphicAttribution |
Apostle Thomas
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Thomas the Israelite ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gospel of Thomas
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Protoevangelium of James ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyView |
composed independently of canonical gospels
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reflects popular piety and folklore about Jesus’ childhood ⓘ |
| setting |
Galilee
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Nazareth ⓘ |
| survivesIn |
Ethiopic translations
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Latin translations ⓘ Slavonic translations ⓘ Syriac translations ⓘ multiple Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
ambivalence about use of miraculous power
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divine power of Jesus in childhood ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Acts of Peter (apocryphal tradition)