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

A recently restored translation brings to listeners a collection of early Christian texts that were excluded from later canonical editions after the Nicene Council. Attributed to apostolic figures and their disciples, these writings were cherished by primitive churches for centuries before being set aside amid theological disputes. The volume centers on the “Protevanglion,” an account of Jesus’s birth and the doctrine of Mary's perpetual virginity, preserving the language and devotional tone of the original tongues. Scholars have supplied extensive historical notes to help modern ears gauge the documents’ authenticity and early‑church context.

The narrative opens with the story of Joachim, a wealthy yet childless man whose offering is rebuked by the high priest, prompting a retreat into the wilderness for a forty‑day fast. Parallel to his anguish, his wife Anna mourns her barrenness, pleading beneath a laurel tree and invoking the promise given to Sarah. Their prayers weave a lyrical lament that reflects the hopes and fears of Israel’s faithful ancestors. Listeners are invited into this intimate portrait of devotion, suffering, and the yearning for divine grace that shaped the earliest Christian imagination.