here begineth the treaties of the boyhood of jesus according to thomas when jesus was five years old he took of the clay of a fish pond and made of it twelve sparrows and it was the sabbath when jesus did this amongst the boys of the jews and the boys of the jews went away and said to joseph his father behold thy son was playing along with us and he took clay and made sparrows which it was not lawful to do on the sabbath and he has broken it and joseph went and joseph rose up and
said to anas and caiaphas truly and well do you wonder since you have heard that jesus has been seen alive from the dead but it is more to be wondered at that he is not the only one who has risen from the dead and hear me now for we all know the blessed simon the great priest and simon himself had two sons go therefore and see their tombs for they are open because they have risen this is the secret message of judgment jesus spoke with judas iscariot over a period of eight days three days before
he celebrated passover one day he was with his disciples in judea he found them sitting together practicing their piety when he came up to his disciples sitting together praying over the bread he laughed the disciples said to him master why are you laughing at our prayer what have we done this is what's right he answered and said to them i'm not laughing at you the younger a certain honorable young man then dwelling at tarsus in the house which had been the house of saint paul an angel appeared unto him by night and gave him a
revelation saying that he should break up the foundation of the house and publish that which he found and he dug and found a box of marble inscribed upon the sides therein was the revelation of saint paul and there was written therein as follows the angels said unto me follow me and i will show thee the place of the
