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NASB | Luke 2:52 ¶ And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 2:52 ¶ And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men. [1 Sam 2:26] |
Bible Question:
From what biblical chapter/verse or source can I find information about Jesus' years before he started his ministery? |
Bible Answer: There are a number of accounts written about Jesus' early years; However, most of them were written 150 plus years after his birth and are very fairy-tellish in nature ex. one account has Jesus as a little boy making clay pigeons, touching them and turning them into real pigoens. Other than the fairy-tellish nature of these accounts, I have a few other problems with them: 1.) The accounts usually paint a dramitically different picture of Jesus than the gospels paint: Some paint him as very ascetic (legalistic)person, others make him out to be a phantom type ghost, and one account even says he went to India to learn the Budhist philosophy and bring it back to Israel. Where is the historical evidence to support that is the greatest mystery! 2.) The next problem I have with these documents is they were all (well most of them) claimed to be written by one of the original apostles. They bear names like the Gospel of Thomas, The Gospel of Barnabas when they were written way after the deaths of the apostles. If it starts out as a lie, why would I believe the rest of the accounts? If you are a strong believer in Jesus and not easily swayed, I encourage you to get a book on Gnosticism, read it and check out the references in the back of the book. They usually qoute their sources and provide a little background information. You can also purchase a book entitled the "lost books of Eden." I would never buy this from a bookstore because I would never give my hard-earned money to support such nonsense. I picked mine up at a used bookstore, 75 percent off books, for under 5.00. The stories make for some very amusing reading, but I wouldn't put a pennies worth of stock into its historical accuracy. I hope this helps |