Motif
Concealment of a divinely announced pregnancy
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A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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christian apocrypha
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The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Complete CHAPTER VI. / CHAPTER VII. / CHAPTER VIII. / CHAPTER IX.; lines 1559-1700 confidence: medium
The angel of the Lord stands by Mary, tells her not to fear because she has found favor with God, and says that the Lord is with her and she will conceive.
After the annunciation and subsequent signs of pregnancy, Mary becomes afraid and hides from the children of Israel.
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