Armenian Infancy Gospel


The Armenian Infancy Gospel ''' is a sixth-century apocryphal infancy gospel based on an older Syriac version which no longer exists. The gospel has two versions, a longer one and a shorter one. The text includes stories about Virgin Mary's life, her marriage to Joseph, her miraculous birth to Jesus, Jesus's childhood and his later life like the other infancy gospels but with some distinct features.

Influence from other Infancy Gospels

The Armenian Infancy Gospel is influenced mostly by the Protevangelium of James as well as other infancy gospels such as the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew. Due to this factor, Frederick Conybeare mistakenly thought the gospel to be the Protevangelium of James when he published the first six chapters in the late 19th century.