Why Shouldn’t We Trust the Non-Canonical “History of Joseph the Carpenter”?

The History of Joseph the Carpenter is a relatively ancient text allegedly providing detail about the childhood of Jesus. But is this non-biblical text reliable? Was it really written by eyewitnesses who observed what they recorded in the text? There are four attributes of reliable eyewitness testimony, and the first requirement is simply that the … Continue reading Why Shouldn’t We Trust the Non-Canonical “History of Joseph the Carpenter”?