In the Gospel of James the Less, a futile argument between Mary's mother and her maid is described. We are also told that angels used to serve Mary and that an argument ensued among the priests regarding the craftsmanship of the temple veil.
In the Gospel of Thomas, we can read some vain accounts about Jesus' childhood and upbringing. Some miracles of vengeance are attributed to Him while He is learning the alphabet.
In the Gospel of Mary and of Thomas, and in the Childhood of Christ, silly "miracles" are attributed to Mary and Jesus. For instance, Mary is presented rectifying mistakes that Joseph made in his carpentry work, as well as other trivialities.
Whoever carefully studies the accounts of the Gospel according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John will be impressed at the way each event is mentioned-no hypocrisy, affectation or decoration; events are related simply, as they happened. The apostles did not refrain from mentioning events that events showed them to be human men with fears, unbelief, anger or pride; for these are feelings or attitudes they really had experienced and their aim was always to present the truth. Nothing frivolous, false, sensational or comic was ever included to make the characters appear superhuman. And when miracles are documented, their aim is always to support a message or teaching; they were never performed for selfish, destructive or sensational purposes. This is in contrast to forged gospels and letters of the apostles which are full of melodramatic, trivial and sensational incidents.
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