The Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo-Saxon England (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 23, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780521031196
Subjects: Christianity; Medieval; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; History: World; Christian Theology - Christology; Christianity - Literature & the Arts; History / General; Literary Criticism & Collections / Medieval; Mary, --Blessed Virgin, Saint--Legends--Histo; Mary,--Blessed Virgin, Saint--Legends--History and criticism; Religion-Christianity - Literature; Religion-Christianity - Theology - Christology; General; Apocryphal Gospels; Christian literature, English (Old); England; History and criticism; Manuscripts, Medieval; Christianity - Literature
First sentence: The bible contains nothing on the origins, birth and childhood of Mary, or on her last days and her death, but from a very early period a wish to know more about the mother of Christ, both in relation to her son and in her own life, is evident.