Once Upon an Apocryphal Christmas...

Christmas in the Apocryphal Gospels is strange. In this video, we’ll explore the festive stories and Christian writings that didn’t make it into the Bible. After all, the Christmas story in the Bible is very brief, so delving into these unofficial texts reveals colourful extra details. Like dragons, a walking/talking baby-Jesus, and an obedient tree giving Mary its fruit.

Ever heard of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, The History of Joseph the Carpenter, The Gospel of Pseudo Matthew, or the amazingly named Protoevangelium of James? Nowadays, we’ve largely forgotten that these hidden stories even exist. But they’ve always been there, especially in religious art. Had the apocryphal gospels been included in the Bible, they would have dramatically changed how the Christmas story is told. Something to think about: to what extent were the Apocryphal Gospels part on an original Christmas story?

I really hope you enjoy this one, and do check out my new podcast The Interruption. I’m so excited to share it with you all – it’s been a year in the making. Thank you for a great year here on YouTube and for 730k subscribers!

H.

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Sources & Further Reading:

Christmas in the Biblical Apocrypha:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/d...

A History of Apocryphal Christmas Traditions:
https://brandonwhawk.net/2014/12/18/a...

Non-Biblical Nativity (contains links to the Apocryphal Gospels themselves):
https://www.glencairnmuseum.org/nativ...

Infancy Gospel - Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infancy...

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Music:

Intro - Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian by Peter Pringle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTs...

A Winter's Night by Etienne Roussel
Via Epidemic Sound

Mysterious Forest by Howard Harper-Barnes
Via Epidemic Sound

Pandora's Box by Arthur Benson
Via Epidemic Sound

The Cemetary Dance by Jon Bjork
Via Epidemic Sound

Secrets and Lies by David Celeste
Via Epidemic Sound

A Hoax by Mary Riddle
Via Epidemic Sound

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Piano Version) by Half Giant
Via Epidemic Sound

Callisto 8 by Ben Elston
Via Epidemic Sound

Outro - Peaceful Ambient Music by CO.AG https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcav... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

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