Protoevangelium of James

This is an apocryphal gospel that tells about the marriage of Mary, her pregnancy, and the birth and childhood of Jesus. It also describes the early years of Jesus as he grew up.

The word Protoevangelium means “First Gospel” in Greek. The book was rediscovered in the 16th century by Guillaume Postel, a French scholar.

See Gospel of the Birth of Mary; see also Apocrypha.