infancy

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Writer-director Lotfy Nathan’s inspiration is an apocryphal 2nd century text called the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which purports to describe the incident-filled childhood of a temperamental Jesus.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

The first known appearance of “failure to thrive” was in the 1933 edition of a medical textbook, “The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood.”

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

She said the earliest text to mention Mary’s age is “The Infancy Gospel of James,” which she describes as “a clearly legendary text that is trying to expand on the gospel accounts.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2017

‘The Infancy Narratives’ follows the life of Jesus from conception to his presentation in the temple at the age of 12.

From Time • Nov. 22, 2012

But, before the sun goes down, let us wander over the neighborhood, which is singularly beautiful, and redolent with the genius of Scott and of Leyden, who has described it in his "Scenes of Infancy."

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert