Gospell of James: Protevangelion

The Gospel of James is in three equal parts, of eight chapters each: -the first contains the story of the unique birth of Mary to Anna and her childhood and dedication to the temple, -the second starts when she is 12 years old, and through the direction of an angel, Saint Joseph is selected to become her husband. -the third relates the Nativity of Jesus, with the visit of midwives, hiding of Jesus from Herod the Great in a feeding trough and the parallel hiding in the hills of John the Bapt...