The History of the Blessed Virgin Mary

This volume contains the Syriac texts and English translations of two New Testament apocrypha works that were widely popular in the Syriac tradition. The History of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a summary of several early apocryphal books and relates traditions regarding Mary’s birth, childhood, annunciation, death and assumption. It includes stories relating to the early life of Jesus. The History of the Likeness of Christ relates the fantastic story of an image of Christ crucified that was made for the purpose of mocking Christ, but became a source of miraculous cures and the means of converting many.