In the holy BiIble, before Jesus appeared to the apostles his last appearance was at the temple back then when he was still a young kid. THEN? What happened next? where was he after that? Night outs? Footbal? where did he spent his adolesence? his adulthood? where was it? ehm.. probably im not reading the bible, well here something different. Theres this story that Jesus traveled all over the different regions of the world to learn the different cultures and brought him a high level of intelligence and philosophy, hehehe he might have come across Confiusus, really? Well IDONO, waduya think???
2006-11-28 02:32:50 · 6 answers · asked by zheekuli 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
iF WE ACCEPT THAT Jesus EXISTED, WE CAN ASSUME HE TRAVELED outside the Roman Empire, as well!
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2006-11-28 02:46:11 · answer #1 · answered by soubassakis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, in the Bible, after his experience in the temple at age 12 or so, he "grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man." Also, when he was older, people from his hometown knew that he was "the carpenter's son" and knew the names of his mother and younger brothers and sisters. You can assume that he hung out in Nazareth living just like a normal person until he started his ministry in his 30s.
Those stories about Jesus' childhood (making clay doves into real doves, striking dead a playmate who hit him) are silly 3rd and 4th century (and even later) inventions. There's no evidence either in Scripture or in history of him traveling during the gap between 12 and 30. But there IS evidence in both Roman and Jewish history for the existence of Jesus.
2006-11-28 04:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by jael_hk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, is the answer to your question.
When he started his ministry, he was thoroughly versed in the Jewish scriptures. That takes some doing - it took even more in the days when all reading was from scrolls. The New Testament says that he 'grew in wisdom' - he wasn't zapped from outside with this knowledge, he had to learn it just like anyone else. He wouldn't have time to go travelling around, even if there had been any purpose in it.
2006-11-28 07:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. I suppose it is possible, but travel takes money in any time. And being that he was only 12 he would need parental help to travel, and his parents (mother Mary and stepfather Joseph) didn't have the money to go traveling. I could see God moving him around maybe, but that would seem important enough to me to include in the Bible then (though I suppose that is up to God and if He didn't agree with that assessment...). I personally don't think so, though.
2006-11-28 02:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a theory.. of coarse according to the LDS after his death he appearded in the americas so yes before his great works it is possible for him to have traveled to gain a better knowledge of the ppl he was to die for
2006-11-28 02:38:32 · answer #5 · answered by tainted_soul6000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he would taking his message to everyone.
2006-11-28 03:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by John L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋