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The Protoevangelium of James

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, ANF08 (19th-century English edition); editors Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson and A. Cleveland Coxe. CCEL transcription.
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19th-century edition
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Work: protoevangelium-james · edition: protoevangelium-james-source-edition. Reviewed 14 September 2026.

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Opening and sections
  1. The Protevangelium of James. · Translated text
  2. The Protevangelium of James. (part 2) · Translated text
  3. The Protevangelium of James. (part 3) · Translated text
  4. Translator and historical edition notes · Edition commentary