According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, Mary was the daughter of Joachim and Anne. Before Mary's conception, Anne had been barren and was far advanced in years. Mary was given to service as a consecrated virgin in the Temple in Jerusalem when she was three years old.Ronald Brownrigg, Canon Brownrigg. Who's Who in the New Testament, 2001. , p. T-62. This was in spite of the patent impossibility of its premise that a girl could be kept in the Temple of Jerusalem along with some companions.
According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, Mary was the daughter of Joachim and Anne. Before Mary's conception, Anne had bee?n barren and was far advance?d in years. Mary was given to service as a consecrated virgin in the Temple in Jerusalem when she was three years old.Ronald Brownrigg, Canon Brownrigg. Who's Who in t?he New Testa.ment, 2001. , p. T-62. This was in spite of the patent impossibility of it!s premise that a girl could be kept in the Temple of Jerusalem along with some companions.