a book about christ when he was a child, before he started preaching at the temple?

Question

my mom was telling me about a book that discusses christ life as a child. she said it was really neat but had no idea a title or author. any help would be greatly appreciated !

Answer 1

It's "The Infancey Gospel of Thomas."

Christ's life, age 5 through 12 years.

You can search and find it on the net.

Answer 2

They have online texts available (Infancy Gospel of Thomas). Here's an excerpt.

Chapter 1

(1) I, Thomas the Israelite, am reporting to you, all my brothers from the nations, to reveal the childhood and the greatness of our Lord Jesus Christ, what he did in my country after he was born. This is the beginning of it.



Chapter 2

(1) When the boy Jesus was five years old, he was playing in a narrow part of a rushing stream. (2) He was gathering the flowing waters into ponds, and immediately they were made clean, and he ordered these things with a single word. (3) And after he made clay, he molded twelve sparrows from it. And it was the Sabbath when he did these things. But there were also many other children playing with him.

(4) Then, a certain Jew saw what Jesus was doing while playing on the Sabbath. Immediately, he departed and reported to Jesus' father, Joseph, "Look, your child is in the stream and he took clay and formed twelve birds and profaned the Sabbath?"

(5) And Joseph went to the area and when he saw him, he shouted, "Why are you doing these things that are not permitted on the Sabbath?"

(6) Jesus, however, clapped his hands and shouted to the sparrows, "Depart, fly, and remember me now that you are alive." And the sparrows departed shrieking.

(7) When the Jews saw this, they were amazed. After they had gone away, they described to their leaders what they had seen Jesus do.

Answer 3

I read a book called Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. Here's a little intro. Funny!!!

Introduction

We know all about Christs birth, and even more about Christs death. But until he really started getting the word of God out there, theres little recorded information about his life. What do we really know about the Messiahs formative years? Enter Christopher Moores Biff, resurrected by the angel Raziel and held captive in a New York City hotel room until he records a new gospel.

Lamb is the story of Biff writing his and his buddy Jesus Christs (aka Joshuas) story; its the hilarious inside scoop on the could-be origins of hundreds of tales we recognize from the Bible and from popular culture. While negotiating the terrors, curiosities, and conveniences of modern life, Biff transcribes the untold story of his and Joshs youth. He describes the escapades of the Son of God -- from his time as a stone-cutters apprentice in Nazareth to his journeys to modern-day Afghanistan, China, and India in search of the magi who attended his birth; to his return to his homeland to gather his disciples and fulfill his destiny. Underlying it all is the story of his unconsummated love for an incomprehensibly beautiful woman named Mary the Magdalene.

Biff reveals the human side of the Son of God, and paints a vivid historical picture of what life might really have been like in Christs time. Plus, its really funny.

Answer 4

There's a book called "The Desire of Ages", by Ellen G. White; it's become to be known as the best biography of Jesus Christ ever written. It's based in the Bible.

It's available online, and there are three chapters dedicated to the childhoold of Jesus, but I think this is the one you'd be looking for:
http://www.whiteestate.org/books/da/da7.html

If not, here are other two:
http://www.whiteestate.org/books/da/da8.html
http://www.whiteestate.org/books/da/da9.html

Hope it helps, God bless!

Answer 5

There'sm a book called: "A Child's Life of Jesus"
maybe u can search on amazon

Answer 6

"Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt" by the vampire author Anne Rice, a "born again Catholic." It's a great book, check it out.

Answer 7

Marjorie Holmes once wrote a novel called "Three from Galilee" about Jesus' childhood in Nazareth.