A newly-deciphered manuscript dating back more than 1600 years has been identified earliest known account of Jesus Christ's childhood.

Scientists have discovered the oldest surviving copy of a written account of the childhood of Jesus in a forgotten and decaying manuscript.

A recently deciphered manuscript, dating back to the 4th or 5th century and stored in a university library in Hamburg, Germany, has been identified as the earliest surviving account of Jesus ...

History An account of Jesus as a boy is decoded from an ancient papyrus scrap The 1,600-year-old manuscript had sat unnoticed for decades at a German university. Experts say it may be the oldest ...

1,600-year-old newly discovered manuscript identified as oldest written record of Jesus Christ’s childhood Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com SYR SYR ...

Experts have deciphered an ancient manuscript, finding that it represents the earliest surviving copy of a gospel about Jesus' childhood.

German researchers say they have decoded the earliest known copy of the Gospel of Thomas, an apocryphal book detailing Jesus' life as a child.

A newly translated manuscript has now been confirmed to have been the oldest one about Jesus Christ’s childhood. The document was identified as the earliest surviving copy of the Infancy Gospel ...

The earliest known recollection of Jesus' childhood was discovered at a university library in Germany. The 2,000-year-old text depicts the story of the 'vivication of the sparrows.' ...

The papyrus fragment recently found to be the oldest surviving copy of the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas, a written account of Jesus' childhood.

A newly deciphered manuscript dating back 1,600 years has been determined to be the oldest record of Jesus Christ's childhood, experts said in a news release.

It has been identified by researchers as the earliest surviving writings about Jesus Christ's childhood. Photo courtesy of Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg/Public Domain Mark 1.0 ...