Christopher A. Frilingos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. He writes and teaches about biblical literature and early Christianity. His latest book is Jesus, Mary, and Joseph: Family Trouble in the Infancy Gospels (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017). Some of his research into early Christian stories about the holy family appears online in The Conversation, including, “How Parenthood Has Changed How I Read Ancient Stories of Joseph and Mary’s Relationship with Jesus” (December 12, 2017)