Where was Jesus from the age of13 to mid 20's?

Question

Any evidence of it?
I know about the Indian legend already.

American Indian lefend about a guy who appeared to them way back around the times in question for Jesus's missing years. ...

I grew old between those years too and then some.

Answer 1

This could be the strongest point about the 'hidden agenda' of those who perpetrated to TWEAK the compilation of the Holy Bible by simply ignoring the so-called "missing years" of Yeshua ibn Joseph.

If you study about the ESSENES --the Brotherhood, a clustered community of prophets, visionaries and scribes that banded together since the time of Elijah-- they were the third largest group among the Jewry. The largest groups were the Pharisees, followed closely by the Sadducees, and then by the Essenes. Yet there is NOT ONE SINGLE mention about the Essenes in the Bible. Why is that so??

Simply because that was the very group targeted by the early church [the RCC, who gained power from Constantine] to be OBLITERATED COMPLETELY from the face of the Earth and all historical and recorded references made about them as well as all their writings. The Essenes were the same ones who followed The Law for generations and who "separated" themselves from the rest of the Jewish cities to honor their Nazarite's Vows, which had been institued since the time of Moses...

It was through them that the maiden, Mary --daughter of Anna and Joachim-- was chosen to be the vessel for arrival of the Promised Messiah. There were two known communities of Essenes during that time: one in Nazareth, located at the foothills of Mt. Carmel; and the other in Qumran, high atop the cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea.

Mary, the young maiden, and Joseph, a respected elder and builder of their community both belonged to the community in Nazareth. Her first cousin Elizabeth, and husband Zecheriah --high priest/in-charge of the incense at the Temple in Jerusalem-- lived in Qumran where John the Baptist was born.

As the proclaimed MESSIAH, Savior and King of the Jews, since the time of Anunciation ['the Announcement'] it was already widespread among the Essene communities about His arrival. His Nativity in Bethlehem --House of David, family line of Joseph and Mary-- was well protected by members of the Brotherhood at all times, up to and including their departure to Egypt and safe return back to their town of Nazareth.

I would venture to conjecture the following:

Yeshua's early childhood, or at least His first seven years, were spent with His mother and He obeyed all her laws at home. Between seven years to fourteen years old, He learned His father's trade as a carpenter and began to learn all the Sacred Scriptures [about Him, the Elect One] from the Masters in Mt. Carmel-- the original headquarters of Prophet Elijah and other 100 prophets that followed him since. This would explain why Yeshua/Jesus, at 12, began questioning the practices of the Pharisees and Sadducees at the Temple since, by then, He had already learned the Scriptures for at least five years...

By fourteen years old, He began His own ministry within the community of the Brotherhood and preached to the youth and the new members who were made welcome to join their open communities. By twenty-one years old, He had chosen the few "elects" among His early disciples and was by then known as The Master among the Brotherhood. Between twenty-one and twenty-eight, it is conceivable that He too was happily married as was the Jewish tradition among sons of men. This could also account for the various travels that He has been credited to have made in various places, learning their ways and bringing His message of the SEVENFOLD TEACHING that was given by the Ancient Great Ones who have seen the face of God...

And by the time He was thirty, He began His public ministry to the rest of the Jews outside the Brotherhood.

Presumably, being surrounded by disciples, scribes and elders of the Essene communities, the ENTIRE LIFE OF YESHUA was chronicled and written by at least hundreds, maybe even thousands of those whom The Master had affected... before He began to "choose" His "twelve [public] Apostles" soon after meeting His cousin --another Major Prophet, John the Baptist-- for the first time along the River Jordan.

While I cannot substantiate such conjectures I've made, I prefer to believe that it had happened thusly...

The Holy Bible quotes Him as saying, "Take my yoke [teaching] upon you and LEARN OF ME... For my yoke is easy and my burden [worldly possessions] is light."

It speaks quite succinctly of the Law of the Brotherhood, which states that "None will be wealthy and none will be poor, and all shall work together in the gardens of the Brotherhood. Yet all shall follow his path, and all shall commune with his heart..."

Peace be with you!

Answer 2

Since Jesus never existed, but was just the Jewish version of the old Mystery Cult god-man (that oddly caught on among Gentiles), the question of where he was is moot.

Answer 3

Hi:

This is a very interesting question and points out to a very important part of the life of Jesus as he lived amongst men.

I believe that Jesus lived his life in obedience to his Father in heaven and most likely followed in the footsteps of his earthly father Joseph.

In Phillipians we read that "he made himself of no reputation and took upon himself the form of a servant was was made in the likeness of men." (Phil. 2:7) In other words it was God's plan that his Son would live as a man amongst men and that he would not call attention to himself. In these silent years Jesus showed to those around him how a man should live before God. It is written of him that he was one who knew no sin,( 2 Cor. 5:21) who did no sin (2 Pet. 2:22) and in Him is no sin(1 John 3:5) .

His earthly ministry was anounced by God at his baptism when he was about 30 years of age (Luke 3:23) and it was about 3 years later that he died and rose again.

If we consider Jesus as a man who made himself of no reputation, we can then assume that he would work in the trade in which he would be trained as a boy by Joseph the carpenter. I believe that tradition from his culture at this time would bear this out. He was known as the carpenter's son ( Matt. 13:55) by those he grew up with who were amazed by his wisdom and mighty works.

He was the man whom God could announce from heaven "this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased as reported twice by Matthew (Mat 3:17, 17:5) by Mark (Mr. 1:11) by Luke (Luke 3:22) and by Peter in (2 Peter 1:17) What a commendation is this, made regarding Jesus after about 30 years of life by God Himself.

Answer 4

I have heard in his early adult hood that he traveled to places like Asia and studied all different forms of religion. Mind you this is not to belittle the concept of Jesus in anyway, just because you study a religion does not mean that you practice it. This is just what I have read.

Answer 5

Probably in college, doing keg stands and taking hits off the brass monkey. He might have shacked up with a few girls during that time too. No one knows.

Answer 6

Jesus was most probably in Israel at that time, whether in Nazareth or Galilee.

What Indian legend? He was not in india because he said that his ministry was to the Jew first, then the gentile. He stayed in Israel, his disciples went outside Israel, as Peter converted the first gentile, cornelius.

Answer 7

Living in a hippy commune in Big Spur

Answer 8

Ok, now think....

What major city was being rebuilt about that time?

In what time frame was that city rebuild?

How many carpenters would it have taken to rebuild a city , of that size, in that time?

Seek and you shall find !

Answer 9

After Joseph died Jesus took responsibility for
his family and devoted Hinself to work and support.

Answer 10

He was living an ordinary life as a Carpenter.

Answer 11

Woodstock.