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Thread #134301   Message #3054945
Posted By: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
16-Dec-10 - 02:26 PM
Thread Name: The Gospel of Pseudo Matthew
Subject: RE: The Gospel of Pseudo Matthew
Note that chapter 20-21 tell a story very similar to the Cherry Tree Carol; but the tree in question here is a palm, and the child has already been born.

The story is also found in medieval iconography - there's a very fine example in the Walker Gallery in Liverpool if anyone's passing. Can't say for sure which one it is, but you'll find it in room 1!