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PSEUDO-MATTHEW, GOSPEL OF

A Latin apocryphal gospel of the 6th or 7th century, which borrows extensively from the earlier Protoevangelium of James and the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. Its major “original” material concerns the travels of the Holy Family to Egypt, only briefly noted in Matt. 2:14-15. On the journey, the infant Jesus rebukes attacking dragons (who then worship him, fulfilling Ps. 148:7), commands a palm tree to bend down to provide fruit and water to the travelers, and miraculously shortens the journey by days. Upon their arrival in Egypt, the very presence of the infant topples and shatters the idols of the Egyptians (fulfilling Isa. 19:1). Pseudo-Matthew, which seems to have been popular during the medieval period, also is the first to mention the “ox and ass” (cf. Isa. 1:3) which overlooked the manger in Bethlehem, a detail almost universally noted in medieval art.

Ira Birdwhistell






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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