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Among the extracanonical traditions recorded in this protevangelion are the introduction of Joseph as a widower with several children who is Mary's guardian, the birth of Jesus in a cave, and the martyrdom of [[John the Baptist]]'s father [[Zechariah]] during the slaughter of the infants.

*[http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/infancyjames.html Text of the ''Infancy Gospel of James'']

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