The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew and the Nativity of Mary

A meticulous commentary on two important apocryphal texts that enjoyed significant popularity and influence during the Middle Ages.

The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is one of the most important witnesses in Western Europe to apocryphal stories about the lives of Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and Mary's parents, Anna and Joachim. As a bestseller of mainstream medieval Christianity, this Latin apocryphon is a keystone in the explosion of apocryphal literature in the Middle Ages. Despite its apocryphal stat...