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Stephen Davis's outstanding study of the so-called Infancy Gospel of Thomas provides a model for how early Christian apocrypha should be understood. A major advance in the literary and cultural history of ancient Christianity. -David Brakke, The Ohio State University -- David Brakke Stephen Davis's Christ Child is as theoretically important as it is fascinating. Davis takes the reader on an engaging journey through the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and its surprisingly rich afterlives in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. In the process, Davis challenges us to grapple with broader theoretical questions about transmission, textuality, and memory. Not only does Christ Child demonstrate the importance of attention to apocryphal texts, but it offers a model for bringing interdisciplinary insights from Memory Studies into research on religion and literature more broadly. -Annette Yoshiko Reed, University of Pennsylvania -- Annette Yoshiko Reed The most thoughtful and erudite study to date of the so-called Infancy Gospel of Thomas, this book demonstrates the relevance of the Paidika to the ongoing efforts to understand both the life and afterlife of early Christian traditions. Davis surrounds his main source with copious amounts of scholarship, insightful readings of primary texts, and illustrative examples of material artifacts. -Chris Frilingos, Michigan State University -- Chris Frilingos [An] intriguing study by a fine scholar -Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly Inspiring ...accessible ... an instructive and enjoyable read. -Sandra Hubenthal, Journal of Early Christian Studies -- Sandra Hubenthal Journal of Early Christian Studies Beautifully written and richly documented ... an essential resource. -Kristi Upson-Saia, Church History -- Kristi Upson-Saia Church History A unique book that is a pleasure to read ... An outstanding work of model scholarship. -Michael R. Whitenton, Muslim World -- Michael R. Whitenton Muslim World

The most thoughtful and erudite study to date of the so-called Infancy Gospel of Thomas , this book demonstrates the relevance of the Paidika to the ongoing efforts to understand both the life and afterlife of early Christian traditions. Davis surrounds his main source with copious amounts of scholarship, insightful readings of primary texts, and illustrative examples of material artifacts. --Chris Frilingos, Michigan State University--Chris Frilingos

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Stephen J. Davis is professor of religious studies, executive director of the Yale Monastic Archaeology Project, and master of Pierson College at Yale University.

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