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Infancy Gospel of Thomas

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Section 15

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15. And after some time, another master again, a

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genuine

friend

of

Joseph

,

said

to

him

:

Bring

the

child

to

my

school

;

perhaps

I

shall

be

able

to

flatter

him

into

learning

his

letters

.

And

Joseph

said

:

If

thou

hast

the

courage

,

brother

,

take

him

with

thee

.

And

he

took

Him

with

him

in

fear

and

great

agony

;

but

the

child

went

along

pleasantly

.

And

going

boldly

into

the

school

,

He

found

a

book

lying

on

the

reading

-

desk

;

and

taking

it

,

He

read

not

the

letters

that

were

in

it

,

but

opening

His

mouth

,

He

spoke

by

the

Holy

Spirit

,

and

taught

the

law

to

those

that

were

standing

round

.

And

a

great

crowd

having

come

together

,

stood

by

and

heard

Him

,

and

wondered

at

the

ripeness

of

His

teaching

,

and

the

readiness

of

His

words

,

and

that

He

,

child

as

He

was

,

spoke

in

such

a

way

.

And

Joseph

hearing

of

it

,

was

afraid

,

and

ran

to

the

school

,

in

doubt

lest

his

master

too

should

be

without

experience

.

And

the

master

said

to

Joseph

:

Know

,

brother

,

that

I

have

taken

the

child

as

a

scholar

,

and

he

is

full

of

much

grace

and

wisdom

;

but

I

beseech

thee

,

brother

,

take

him

home

.

And

when

the

child

heard

this

,

He

laughed

at

him

directly

,

and

said

:

Since

thou

hast

spoken

aright

,

and

witnessed

aright

,

for

thy

sake

he

also

that

was

struck

down

shall

be

cured

.

And

immediately

the

other

master

was

cured

.

And

Joseph

took

the

child

,

and

went

away

home

.

Notes

17
Tischendorf suggests ἀνάπηρος, maimed, for ἄπειρος.
18
Pseudo-Matt. 39.