All the nonsense about Joseph being 90 and Mary living in the Temple until she was 12 etc.
Infancy Gospel of James, OR PROTEVANGELIUM
Book of James, or PROTEVANGELIUM Origen mentions the Book of James (and the Gospel of Peter) as stating that the ' brethren of the Lord' were sons of Joseph by a former wife. This is the first mention of it, and shows us that the book is as old as the second century. The text shows additions or alterations. Difficulty is caused by the sudden introduction of Joseph as the narrator in ch.xviii. 2 sqq. We cannot be sure whether this means that a fragment of a 'Joseph-apocryphon' has been introduced at this point; or, if so, how far it extends. We are sure, from a sentence of Clement of Alexandria, that some story of a midwife being present at the Nativity was current in the second century. We have the book in the original Greek and in several oriental versions, the oldest of which is the Syriac. We know there was a Latin version because a book identifiable with ours in Latin is condemned in the Gelasian Decree. In the early chapters of the Protevangelium the Old Testament is extensively drawn upon and imitated. However, it is obvious that the author was not Jewish and not familiar with Jewish life or language. Adapted from the translation of “BOOK OF JAMES, OR PROTEVANGELIUM” From "The Apocryphal New Testament" M.R. James-Translation and Notes Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924
The Book of Jasher is also contained in the volume above, mentioned at least twice in the KJV:
Joshua 10:13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
2 Samuel 1:18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
MM, does this mean that Mary and Joseph were sexually active together, when Joseph was 90 years old? In the dictionary definition of stamina, there must be a picture of Joseph. 😀😆😄