Why is the bible not saying anything about Jesus life as a child going to his teen age years?

Answer 1

If the Bible is sharing the 'good news' about redemption for all of mankind then it says FIRST what we need to know.

If the Bible is Jesus' biography, then yes, - it should have talked more about Jesus' younger-years.

But it's not a biography, - is it?

Answer 2

Because he was God with us. Nothing ever was ever prophesied of Jesus doing anything special during his life as a child. Much like us, we usually don't do anything worth being dully noted for other than when we come of age as adults. If you can find anything other than the prophecies of the virgin birth of a child, the savior being born and any others. Remember they were trying to kill Jesus and prevent his birth. Because Harrod sent his army to kill all the first born male children. So Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt. They came back to Israel after the death of the king. So if anything, they really would want to blend in to society, and tell know one about the event. The prophecies are very accurate and Jesus was right on the mark. Try planning where you will be born and that people would want to kill you. That is fulfilled prophecy. He made himself known when he taught in the temple and called it his fathers home when reprimanded by his parents Also remember the Jews killed all messengers sent from God. They made it a point to kill the prophets of God. Jesus was a threat because he came to remove the old covenant and blood sacrifice. He would be our final sacrifice and his blood will wash our sins away. So for Mary and Joseph to parade Jesus around town would have been a mistake.

Answer 3

You have to remember that the Bible is a series of books, at one point was put together to make the Bible. There are a set of gospels that talk about Jesus as a child, they were not seen fit to be put into the Bible by what ever religious authorities at the time.

Answer 4

Nobody knows. I guess it wasn't relevant to the message that God wanted us to have from Him. We also do not know why there is a time span between the Old and New Testaments that is not covered. Maybe it was just repetition of things already covered in other scripture. It does say "the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him" in Luke 2, so I guess it was a time of spiritual growing for Jesus.

Answer 5

It was not necessary to the main theme of the story. We go from the birth in Bethlehem to when he was 12 and got seperated from his parents and then when he is baptized in the Jordan river. You can want to fill in all of the possible unmentioned details of the life of a young Jewish man but it would be excess. The rest of the story of Jesus life is similar. We have events in his life but not a day by day account. It seems to have been written for a purpose.

Answer 6

Either no one wrote about that period of his life or the people who assembled the bible did not include those writings. There are books of scripture talked about in the Bible that are not included in the Bible.

Answer 7

It was an awkward phase for him. Extreme acne and a cruch on the cute girl who sat beside him in math. He bacame a loner, and thats how he had time to develop all his teachings.
I suppose the writers didn't find this period relevant to Biblical teachings. Would be interesting to know the truth (that is if he did exist)

Answer 8

Over the millenia, it has been edited by the 'authorities' at the time. There are many other texts on the subject, but they are not part of the 'official' version of the bible. (such as the Gnostic texts)

Answer 9

First of all there were very few witnesses to His childhood and second it probably was a quiet life except for the couple of incedents that Mary must have recounted to someone.

Answer 10

Because the accounts of his childhood were too fantastic to keep people believing in it, so they threw all that stuff out at the Council of Trent.