What was Jesus like,growing up in the first Christian family

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When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, people and angels came around and worshipped him and praised, gave him some neat offerings, etc. etc.

Then, the canonical gospels leave off until he is 30, and John the Baptist recognizes him as the Messiah/Son of God, and his adult ministery begins. People in his home town of Nazareth generally don't buy his story.

But, what kind of a childhood could he have had?

If he had a Christian upbringing, and we are to take, for example, Southern Fundies as providing their children with model Christian upbringings, then his step-father must have beat him regularly with a paddle. The Catholic model of step-parenting would suggest the same.

But, if you're the step-father to this kid who is God the Son, "begotten not made, very God of very Gods, etc. etc.)", then you have to be aware that this kid has super--human powers, too. If he got upset, then he could have easily done to Nazareth (and the whole Middle East) what God the Father and/or Holy Spirit did to Sodom.

I should think that his mother, step-father, and brothers and sisters would have wanted to be really careful to keep him cheerful and in a good mood. So that they could be blessed and not smited.

I know that when he was about 12, he made some pigeons out of clay,, and they turned into real birds.

What about when he hit puberty? Given his super powers, the harlots of all of Galilee must have lusted after him.

In the Philippines, many people worship the image of Santo Nino, Jesus as a little kid



Basically a little doll with european features, all dressed up like a little prince.

IDYOT

And that ain't Russky.

I recognize that utter distortion of facts for effect is your af regurgitationem style - but have you NO limits?

Christian family indeed. And Gautama was educated in a Buddhist monastery and Muhammad was raised in the first Muslim family and Joseph Smith, and Columbus [or was it Leifr?] was the first child born in the United States.

Every time I blink a new low.

Jesus was not christian, or catholic. He was Jewish...

Jesus's parents were obviously neglectful. They thought a food trough was a sufficient place to house a newborn.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oli0DTmPmGU[/youtube]

Obviously christ could not have grown up in the "first christian family" anymore than Columbus couldve grown up in the first Amrican family, or Thomas Jefferson couldve grown up in the first democratic family. Or Einstein couldve grown up in the first nuclear family!

But if you're really curious about the backstory look up the Gospel of James, also known as the "Infancy Gospel of James".

Its one of the apacryphal books left out of the bible- so take it with a pillar of salt.

But it does expand beyond Luke and john and go into Christs childhood. In the Gospel of james the preteen Jesus was a real brat, but with super powers. A real "Dennis the Menace", until he "got it"- what his powers were meant for- as one scholar I saw on TV put it.

He accidently killed one of his playmates by throwing the other kid off the roof. But then he brought the kid back to life.

Later when he got wiser he saw his carpenter dad get upset about cutting a board too short. So the little tyke magically made the board longer. Pretty wild stuff.

Granted, Jesus was jewish, but the torah and the bible share some books. Deutoronomy for example.

Deut. 21, 18-21:

Jesus grew up in a jewish household, not christian.

Not really, on occasion Jesus would violate the Sabath and would forget to wash his hands before he ate.

He stayed at home until he was thirty, he went into his father's business, he thought his mother was a virgin and his mother thought he was G-d.