Newly deciphered manuscript is oldest written record of Jesus Christ's childhood, experts say
The fragment was considered inconsequential for years, experts said in a news release.
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The document translated by Berkes and Macedo was dated between the 4th and 5th century. The stories in the document are not in the Bible, the news release said, but the papyrus contains anecdotes that would have been widely shared in the Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The few words on the fragment describe a "miracle" that Jesus performed as a child, according to the Gospel of Thomas, which says he brought clay figures of birds to life.
