The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 2, the Protevanglion

The narrative follows a devout couple whose years of barrenness lead the husband to withdraw into the wilderness and the wife to lament and pray beneath a laurel. Angels announce that her prayer is heard, she conceives and vows the child to divine service. After ritual offerings and purification she gives birth to a daughter who is named and nurtured in a consecrated chamber. The child exhibits early sanctity, is formally presented and offered to the temple, and is raised under the care of virginal attendants. The text combines miracle accounts, liturgical acts, and genealogical claims to trace the origins and sanctity of the child's early life.