# History of Joseph the Carpenter

> compilation of traditions concerning the family of Jesus; probably composed in Byzantine Egypt in Greek in the late 6th – early 7th century; survives in Coptic and Arabic; supports the perpetual virginity of Mary

**Wikidata**: [Q1245959](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1245959)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Joseph_the_Carpenter)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/history-of-joseph-the-carpenter


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013