Remarkable Blending of Luke and John in Infancy Thomas, Protevangelium of James, and Acts of John Presentation by Vernon K. Robbins
Opening of Infancy Thomas: Playing Creation on the Sabbath: Reconfiguring John 1
John 1: 1 -2 Genesis 1: 1: IN THE BEGINNING when IN THE BEGINNING was GOD created the heavens and the earth… THE WORD, Philo, Conf. Ling. 146 -147: God’s Firstborn [is] THE WORD [logos] … he is called “THE BEGINNING, ” and the Name of God, and HIS WORD, and the Man after his image … we may be sons of His invisible image, THE most holy WORD. For THE WORD is the eldest-born image of God. Wisdom 9: 9: WITH you [GOD] is wisdom, she who knows your works and THE WORD was WITH was present when you made the GOD, and the Word was GOD. 2 He was IN THE BEGINNING world. WITH GOD.
John 1: 3, 14 3 ALL THINGS came into being Wisdom 9: 1: O God of my ancestors and Lord of mercy, THROUGH him, and without who have made ALL THINGS him not one thing came into THROUGH your WORD. being. Wisdom 7: 22: Wisdom, the fashioner of ALL THINGS, taught me. Philo, Gaium 16. 118: God would 14 And THE WORD became flesh sooner change into a man than a and lived among us, man into a god. and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, * full of grace and truth.
Infancy Thomas 2: 1 -2 1 When this boy, Jesus, was five years old, he was playing at the ford of a rushing stream. 2 He was collecting the flowing water into ponds and made the water instantly pure. He did this with a single command.
Genesis Infancy Thomas 2: 1 -2 Jesus Separates Earth from Water 1 When this boy, Jesus, was five years old, he was playing at the ford of a rushing stream. 1: 9: And God said, 2 He was GATHERING the ‘Let the WATERS flowing WATER into ponds and under the sky be made the WATER instantly GATHERED together pure. He did this with a single into one place, and let command. the dry land appear. ’ And it was so.
Genesis Infancy Thomas 2: 3, 6 Jesus Shapes Birds from Earth 2: 19: So out of the ground the LORD God SHAPED (eplasen) every animal of the field and every bird of the air. 3 He then made soft clay and SHAPED (eplasen) it into twelve sparrows. He did this on the sabbath day, and many other boys were playing with him… 1: 20 -21: 20 And God said, ‘… let birds FLY above the earth across the dome of the sky. ’ 21 So God created … every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 6 Jesus simply clapped his hands and shouted to the sparrows: "Be off, FLY away, and remember me, you who are now alive!" And the sparrows took off and flew away noisily.
Age Five: Three Negative Miracles 3: 1 -4: JESUS CURSES the SON OF ANNAS THE SCHOLAR, turning him into a WITHERED CORPSE. 4: 1 -3: JESUS CURSES A BOY, causing him to FALL DOWN AND DIE. 4: 4— 5: 2: JESUS MAKES THE PARENTS OF THE DEAD BOY BLIND, because THEY ACCUSED HIM.
Middle of Infancy Thomas: “Can Anyone Teach Jesus to Read? ” (Reconfiguring Luke 4)
Three Teachers for Jesus: Infancy Thomas Age 5: 6: 1— 8: 4: A teacher named ZACCHEUS tries to TEACH JESUS “HIS LETTERS” – the GREEK ALPHABET. Age 8: 14: 1 -5: “Another teacher” tries to teach Jesus FIRST GREEK THEN HEBREW. Age 8: 15: 1 -7: Another teacher, “a CLOSE FRIEND OF JOSEPH, ” OFFERS TO TEACH JESUS.
Infancy Thomas 6: 1 -2, 4, 6 1 A TEACHER BY THE NAME OF ZACCHAEUS … 2 … summoned Joseph and said to him, "… Hand him over to me SO HE CAN LEARN HIS LETTERS. I'll teach him EVERYTHING HE NEEDS TO KNOW SO AS NOT TO BE UNRULY. " 4… JESUS … SAID TO ZACCHAEUS, "… 6 I KNOW WHERE YOU'VE COME FROM and HOW MANY YEARS YOU'LL LIVE … I EXISTED WHEN YOU WERE BORN. If you WISH TO BE A PERFECT TEACHER, LISTEN TO ME and I'LL TEACH YOU A WISDOM THAT NO ONE ELSE KNOWS EXCEPT FOR ME AND THE ONE WHO SENT ME TO YOU …"
Infancy Thomas 6: 22 -23; 7: 1 -2, 4 -5 22 Then while many were listening, he [JESUS] SAID TO ZACCHAEUS, "Listen, teacher, and OBSERVE THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE FIRST LETTER: 23 How it has two straight lines or strokes proceeding to a point in the middle, gathered together, elevated, dancing, THREE-CORNERED, two-cornered, not antagonistic, OF THE SAME FAMILY, providing the alpha has LINES OF EQUAL MEASURE. “ 1… ZACCHAEUS … 2… SPOKE to those who were present: "… 4 THIS CHILD IS NO ORDINARY MORTAL; … PERHAPS HE WAS BORN BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. 5 WHAT SORT OF WOMB BORE HIM, WHAT SORT OF MOTHER NOURISHED HIM? --I DON’T KNOW.
Luke 4: 16 -18 Infancy Thomas 15: 3 16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, HE WENT INTO THE SYNAGOGUE. 3 JESUS WENT BOLDLY INTO THE SCHOOLROOM HE STOOD UP TO READ, 17 and found A SCROLL lying on the SCROLL of the prophet the desk. Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the SCROLL and He took the SCROLL but DID FOUND THE PLACE WHERE IT NOT READ THE LETTERS IN WAS WRITTEN: IT. 18‘The SPIRIT upon me… OF THE LORD is … he opened HIS MOUTH and SPOKE BY THE HOLY SPIRIT …
Luke 4: 22 -23 Infancy Thomas 15: 4, 6 -7 4 A large crowd gathered and stood 22 All testified of him and MARVELED at the GRACIOUS WORDS that CAME FROM HIS MOUTH. They said, ‘Is not this JOSEPH’S SON? ’ 23 He said to them, ‘Doubtless you will recite to me this proverb, “Doctor, HEAL yourself!” And you will say, “Do here also in your HOME town the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum. ” listening to him, and they MARVELED at the MATURITY OF HIS TEACHING and HIS READINESS OF HIS WORDS - a mere child able to say such things. 6 But the teacher said to JOSEPH, "… already he is full of much GRACE and WISDOM. So … brother, to take him back HOME. " 7 When the child heard this, he immediately smiled at him and said, "Because you have spoken and testified rightly, that other teacher who was struck down will be HEALED. " And right away he was HEALED. JOSEPH took his child and went HOME.
Healings after Third Teacher Age Eight: 16: 1 -2: Heals his brother James from a snake bite 17: 1 -4: Raises a child from death by touching him on the chest Age Nine: 18: 3: Raises a construction worker who had fallen to his death by taking his hand This final healing concludes with: 3 The crowd saw this and marveled: "This child's from heaven - he must be, because he has saved many souls from death, and he can go on saving all his life. "
Closing of Infancy Thomas: 12 -year old Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2) with Mary at Cana touch (John 2)
Luke 2: 41 -44 Infancy James 19: 1 -3 41 Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. 1 When he was twelve years old his parents went to Jerusalem, as usual, for the Passover festival, along with their fellow travelers. 43 When the festival was ended and 2 After Passover they 44 Assuming His parents, of course, assumed that he was in the group of travellers. 3 After they had traveled one day’s journey, they started to look for him among their relatives. started to they started to return, the boy return home. But while on their Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, way, the boy Jesus went back up but his parents did not know it. to Jerusalem. that he was in the group of travellers, they went a day’s journey. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends.
Luke 2: 45 -47 Infancy Thomas 19: 3 -5 45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. When they did not find him, they were worried and returned again to the city to search for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 4 After 47 And 5 All eyes were on him, and everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. three days they found him in the temple area, sitting among the teachers, listening to the law and asking them questions. everyone was astounded that he, a mere child, could interrogate the elders and teachers of the people and explain the main points of the law and the parables of the prophets.
Luke 2: 48 -50 Infancy Thomas 19: 6 -10 48 When his parents saw him they were 6 HIS astonished; and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety. ” MOTHER MARY came up and said to him, "Child, why have you done this to us? Look, we have been searching for you in great anxiety. " 49 He said 7 Jesus said to them, "Why were to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not you searching for me? Did you know that I must be in my Father’s not know that I must be in my house? ” father's house? " 50 But they did not understand what he said to them. 8 Then the scholars and Pharisees said, "Are you the mother of this child? " 9 She said, "I AM. “ 10 And they said to her, "You more than any woman are to be congratulated, for God has blessed the fruit of your womb! For we've never seen nor heard SUCH GLORY and such virtue and wisdom. "
Luke 2: 51 -52 Infancy Thomas 19: 11 -13 51 Then he went down with them 11 Jesus got up and went to his and came to Nazareth, and was mother, and was obedient to them. his parents. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. His mother treasured all that had happened. 52 And Jesus continued to grow in wisdom and in years, * and in divine and human favor. 12 And Jesus continued to grow in wisdom and in years, and HE WAS GLORIFIED BY HIS [DIVINE] FATHER. [Added later] 13 SHE [MARY] GLORIFIED HIM [JESUS] with the Father and the holy spirit both now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
Opening of Infancy Thomas: Playing Creation on the Sabbath: Reconfiguring John 1
Infancy Thomas 15: “Can Anyone Teach 5 -8 yr old Jesus to Read? ” (Reconfiguring Luke 4)
Closing of Infancy Thomas: 12 -year old Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2) with Mary at Cana touch (John 2)
Protevangelium of James: Commonly known as Infancy James
Priestly Ritual Beginning: Infancy James Reconfiguring Incense Offering of Zechariah in Luke 1 Inf. Jas 1: 2– 5: Joachim (future father of Mary) offered double offerings to the Lord, but they were refused, because he and his wife Anna were childless. 5: 5– 9: Through the Lord’s favor and appearance of the Lord’s angel to both Joachim and Anna, a child Mary was born. 7: 4– 10: When Mary turned three, her parents took her to the Temple, where she grew up until twelve, when she was assigned to Joseph.
Annunciation by Angel: Infancy James 11 Johannine Reconfiguring of Annunciation in Luke 1 Inf. Jas 11: 5: The angel said, “Do not be afraid, Mary. Behold, you have found favor in the sight of the Lord of all. You will conceive BY MEANS OF HIS WORD (EK LOGOU AUTOU). 11: 6: Mary asked, “Will I give birth the way women usually do? ” The angel said, “No, because the POWER OF GOD (DYNAMIS TOU THEOU) will overshadow you. ”
Birth of Jesus: Infancy James 19 Johannine Reconfiguring of Jesus’ Birth in Luke 2 Inf. Jas 19: 12– 13: The midwife went with Joseph. As they stood in front of THE CAVE, A DARK CLOUD OVERSHADOWED IT. 19: 15– 16: Suddenly the cloud withdrew from the cave and an INTENSE LIGHT (PHOS MEGA) appeared inside the cave, so that their eyes could not bear to look. And a little later that LIGHT RECEDED until an INFANT BECAME VISIBLE; he took the breast of his mother Mary. BABY JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD AS LIGHT AND BECAME FLESH (John 1: 9, 14).
Doubting Midwife: Infancy James Reconfiguring of Doubting Thomas in John 20: 25 Inf. Jas 19: 18: The midwife met Salome and said to her, “Salome, let me tell you about a new marvel (theamai): A VIRGIN HAS GIVEN BIRTH, and you know that is IMPOSSIBLE. ” 19: And Salome replied, “As the Lord my God lives, UNLESS I PUT MY FINGER (John 20: 25: balo ton daktylon mou) and examine her nature, I WILL NEVER BELIEVE that a virgin has given birth. ”
Touching, disbelief, punishment, Restoration, worship: Infancy James 20 Johannine Reconfiguring of movement from Disbelief to Worship of the Lord Inf. Jas 20: 2: SALOME TOUCHED and her hand started to disappear and be consumed by flames. 20: 5: Then SALOME FELL ON HER KNEES in the presence of the Lord, with these words: “God of my ancestors, remember me because I am a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob…” An angel of the Lord appeared and said, “The Lord of all has heard your prayer. HOLD OUT YOUR HAND TO THE CHILD, PICK HIM UP, and you will have salvation and joy. ”
Doubting Salome is restored Inf. Jas 20: 10: SALOME approached the child and picked him up with these words: “I WILL WORSHIP HIM (προσκυνήσω; cf. John 9: 38) because he has been born to be king of Israel. ” 20: 11: And Salome was instantly healed and left the cave vindicated. 20: 12: Then a voice said abruptly, “Salome, do not report the marvels (paradoxa) you have seen until the child goes to Jerusalem. ”
Protevangelium of James: Reconfigures Priestly Beginnings in Luke 1– 2 with Johannine Virgin Birth through Logos who Comes into the World as Light who Becomes Flesh
Acts of John 87– 105
Johannine Reconfiguration of Transfiguration in Luke 9 Ajohn 90: We saw him at a distance PRAYING ON THE MOUNTAIN. Then I, since he loved me, went quietly up to him, as if he could not see, and stood looking at his HIND PARTS; and I saw him not dressed in clothes at all, but stripped of those we usually saw upon him, and NOT LIKE A MAN AT All. And I saw that his FEET WERE WHITER THAN SNOW, so that the GROUND there was LIT UP BY HIS FEET; and his head stretched up to heaven, so that I was afraid and cried out; and he, turning about, appeared as a small man and caught hold of my beard and pulled it and said to me, “John do not be faithless, but believing, and not inquisitive. ”
Johannine Reconfiguring of Dinners in Luke 7, 11, 14 Ajohn 93: And if ever he were invited by one of the Pharisees and went where he was invited, we went with him; and one loaf was laid before each one of us by those who had invited (us), and so he also would take one; but he would bless his and divide it among us; and every man was satisfied by that little piece, and our loaves were kept intact, so that those who had invited him were amazed.
Johannine Reconfiguration of Crucifixion in John 19 Ajohn 97: I (John) fled to the Mount of Olives and wept. And when he was hug upon the cross on Friday, at the sixth hour of the day there came a darkness over the whole earth. And MY LORD STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAVE AND GAVE LIGHT TO IT and said, “John for the people below in Jerusalem I am being crucified and pierced with lances and reeds, and given vinegar and gall to drink. But to you I am speaking, and listen to what I speak. I put into your mind to come up to this mountain so you may hear what a disciple should learn from his teacher and a man from God. ”
Johannine Reconfiguration of Crucifixion in John 19 Ajohn 98: When he had said this he showed me a CROSS OF LIGHT … A sweet and gentle and truly voice of God said to me, “John … the CROSS OF LIGHT is sometimes called Logos by me for your sakes, sometimes mind, sometimes Jesus, sometimes Christ, sometimes a door, sometimes a way, sometimes bread, sometimes seed, sometimes resurrection, sometimes Son, sometimes Father, sometimes Spirit, sometimes life, sometimes truth, sometimes faith, sometimes grade; and so it is called for the sake of humans.
Johannine Reconfiguration of Crucifixion in John 19 cont. Ajohn 101: And the voice said, “You must know me as the TORMENT OF THE LOGOS, the PIERCING of the Logos, the BLOOD of the Logos, the WOUNDING of the Logos, the FASTENING of the Logos, the DEATH of the Logos. And so I speak, discarding the man. The FIRST then that you must KNOW is THE LOGOS; THEN you shall know THE LORD, and THIRDLY THE MAN, and WHAT HE HAS SUFFERED. ”
Acts of John 87– 105: Johannine Reconfiguration of Lukan Transfiguration, Meals with Pharisees, Crucifixion, and Ascension with Johannine Cross of Light in Cave on Mount of Olives
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