Later compilation
The History of Joseph the Carpenter
Historia Iosephi fabri lignarii
An account of the life and, above all, the death of Joseph, presented as a discourse by Jesus to the apostles. It describes the old man's agony, the arrival of death and Jesus's intercession for his adoptive father, and lies at the origin of devotion to Saint Joseph as patron of a good death.
Authorship note
Anonymous; preserved in Coptic and Arabic, it is dated to the sixth–seventh centuries. The story is put in the mouth of Jesus, who tells it to his disciples on the Mount of Olives. M. R. James partly summarises it.
Editions and translations
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English
Jesus of Nazareth
The Apocryphal New Testament
The Conscious LibraryThe Apocryphal New Testament
Clarendon Press, 1924
Translation: M. R. James
Transcripción en Wikisource (en).
Español
Los Evangelios apócrifos (edición bilingüe)
Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos, 2009
Translation: Aurelio de Santos Otero
ISBN 9788422014096
Primera edición 1956.
Other works by Jesus of Nazareth
- The Gospel according to Mark · 70
- The Gospel according to Matthew · 85
- The Gospel according to Luke · 85
- The Gospel according to John · 100
- The Q Source (Sayings Gospel Q) · 60
- The Gospel of Thomas · 125
- The Gospel of Peter · 150
- The Gospel of Mary (Magdalene) · 150
- The Gospel of Philip · 250
- The Gospel of Judas · 150
- The Infancy Gospel of Thomas · 150
- The Protevangelium of James · 150
- The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew · 625
- The Arabic Infancy Gospel · 550
- The Gospel of Nicodemus (Acts of Pilate) · 350
- The Letters of Christ and Abgar · 300
- The Epistle of the Apostles · 150
- Agrapha (Sayings of Jesus outside the Gospels)
- The Gospel according to the Hebrews · 125
- The Gospel of the Ebionites · 150
- The Gospel of the Nazareans · 150
- The Gospel of the Egyptians · 130
- The Egerton Gospel (Papyrus Egerton 2) · 150
- The Secret Book of James · 150
- The Dialogue of the Savior · 150
- The Book of Thomas the Contender · 200
- The Wisdom of Jesus Christ · 175
- The Secret Book of John · 180
- Pistis Sophia · 275
- The Secret Gospel of Mark · 200
Sources
- James, M. R. (trad.). The Apocryphal New Testament. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1924.
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