Just curious... I read it somewhere and was wondering how many people believe it. I am clueless. Neither do I believe nor I disbelieve (or disbelief however it is spelled) it...
2007-03-08 07:05:57 · 16 answers · asked by GlamGurl 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know. Me too. That's why I am wondering what happened to him during his lost years?
2007-03-08 07:09:33 · update #1
I don't buy it....
The bible is silent on the whereabouts of Jesus between the ages of 12 and 30
If it's not in scripture...then I don't believe it.
2007-03-08 07:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I heard he was backpacking across Europe. Drinking some wine, a little cheese. Just taking it easy.
*added*
For the first anwer, you stated that if it isn't in the scripture, then you do not believe it. So, are you saying you don't beleive Jesus did anything at all during those 18 years? Was he not even alive? He had to of done something. That statement just jumps out at me as peculiar. So, you're cool with the fact that the book that chronicles the most sacred words of your religion leaves out 18 years of the life of the son of your god? You have no interest in knowing what happened then? What is the stuff in the NT is actually trivial to say, some groundbreaking teaching he did when he was 20, but it was "left out"?
Weird.
2007-03-08 15:10:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that during what they want to call his lost years, Jesus was a carpenter in his fathers shop.
We don't know anything about his life from the eighth day until two years of age, and then again from two until twelve. Then there is the time from 12 until 30.
Why would the Bible have all this information in it? How large would it have to be?
What is important is the virgin birth, the escape from the wrath of Herod the Great, His ministry, His death, and His resurrection.
We know He was born of a virgin.
We know He was circumcised on the eighth day.
We know He was taken to Egypt when he was age two.
We know He was brought back to Palestine a couple of years later when Herod the Great died.
We know He worked as a carpenter.
We know He became of age to be a Rabii at age thirty.
We know He was crucified when he was thirty three.
We also know He was crucified in approx. 27 AD.
grace2u
2007-03-08 15:28:58 · answer #3 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
During the time between his boyhood and ministry? That's a good question. I think it's assumed that he stayed around the Jerusalem/Egypt area. India is pretty far away.
However, I wouldn't doubt if he visited them after he was resurrected. That's a time when he could have visited a lot of places without having to travel the slow way.
2007-03-08 15:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by Laurel W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to offend anyone but their is hardly any evidence that Jesus even existed in a religious realm, no one knows any details of his life. And no, the Bible, a book written to start a religion many years after his supposed death, can not serve as historic proof of anything.
2007-03-08 15:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like ethno-centric hog wash if you ask me.
examples:
Joseph Smith (LDS church- SLC, Utah) said Jesus came to the United States
That is not found anywhere in His word.
Edit 1- Virgo
His "lost years" refers to his upbringing & the Bible says that during his youth he grew in knowledge, stature & in favor with God & people. I would assume that he grew up in Israel, studying the law. He even hinted at this when he was a child.
2007-03-08 15:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff- <3 God <3 people 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol there's a real theory about that. Seriously.
That would explain why Christianity's core values seem to be eastern in nature, although altered. They kept the "be kind to all, live humbly" that iis omnipresent in the East, but added some absolute moral values, and then later got rid of the good stuff in the name of "obey your God ordained king..."
2007-03-08 15:11:17 · answer #7 · answered by Jedi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he probably was a great teacher who was exaggerated by others (bible) kind of like Siddhartha (Buddha) etc!
I believe that he existed and was a life guru ! compassion peace , love acceptance and so forth! there is just too much red tape- it doesn't help that religions have botched everything in this world!
in the end we can all believe what ever!
2007-03-08 15:13:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. I don't.
Many believe that the disciple Thomas ended up having a ministry there, and there is a whole movement in India claiming to have been started by him.
2007-03-08 15:08:50 · answer #9 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think one of the books of the Apocrypha might answer that.
I read in one of them that Joseph was a useless carpenter and Jesus had to use his powers to fix his step-dad's shoddy craftsmanship.
2007-03-08 15:13:28 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a temple in India with a record that claims Jesus was with them.
It is totally possible.
For me, it rings true...but it really doesn't matter.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-03-08 15:21:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋