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Protevangelium

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a spurious gospel ascribed to James, containing an account of the birth of Mary and of Christ. It is supposed to have been originally composed in Hebrew. Postellius brought the MS. of this gospel from the Levant, translated it into Latin, and sent it to Oporinus, a printer at Basle, where Bibliander, a Protestant divine, and the professor of divinity at Zurich, caused it to be printed in 1552. Postellius asserts that it was publicly read as canonical in the Eastern churches. (See GOSPEL, SPURIOUS).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Protevangelium'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/protevangelium.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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