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I'm guessing because it wasn't relevent. I think historically Biblical figures don't have their childhoods laid out. Other than a few snipets, we don't hear much of any of the Bible's central figures' childhoods- from Moses to David to Jesus. We may get a story or two (Moses birth, being found by the queen; David, as a teenager battling Goliath; Jesus' birth, his disappearence from his parents at the temple during a visit to Jurusalem.) I don't think they are central to the narrative. ( There are stories of Jesus' youth found in other non-canonized works.)
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because the Gospels weren't meant to be a biography. The concept of a "biography" as we know it today (a factual novel of a person's life) wasn't developed until the last couple hundred years..........a biography developed in the context of the rise of Western rationalism.
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because the Gospels weren't meant to be a biography. The concept of a "biography" as we know it today (a factual novel of a person's life) wasn't developed until the last couple hundred years..........a biography developed in the context of the rise of Western rationalism.
The Gospels give accounts only pertinent to understanding the reason & purpose for God's Incarnation (with the Resurrection being the most important account of Jesus Christ).
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I think zamfir has the most accurate answer.
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I think zamfir has the most accurate answer.
When the Council of Nicea assembled the inclusions of the Bible, you have to understand the motivations of the Council assembled by the Roman Emperor Constantine. There was a paradigm shift occurring where more people in the Empire were accepting Christianity. An Empire only operates efficiently if it doesn't have to spend money on maintenance. A narrative is created that can be used as a basis for setting up the rules of the game. Few people would be interested in the actions of the kid that in all likelihood would be less relatable to the majority of those being guided.
There is a good chance that Jesus came from a wealthy family. Mary was a part of the House of David. That guy was a king. Joseph was called a carpenter but for him to have been eligible to marry Mary, he would more likely have been considered a craftsman (cabinet maker). Jesus was well educated. Further proof that He came from a well to do family. You didn't just wake up one day and say, "I think I'll be a rabbi". There was a process and you needed to go through a process that like most things was based on paying for it. The scope of His education was pretty broad and He received more than a Judaic education. He also was exposed to a sect of Essenes that had a far more mystical orientation. All this traveling and education cost money. The short period that is included in the NT allows for a very specific image to be created that would serve the Empire.
The narrative developed was about encouraging people to not want and to give. May as well throw in a few key phrases like "be sure to pay your taxes to Caeser". There was also an established rule that if a Roman soldier asks you to carry his pack for a mile; you could prove how much you are in control of your own destiny by doing it for two.
You may think I am belittling Christ through this "potential" explanation but I'm not. His awareness of His relationship to God is something that I aspire towards. He "got" it. Unfortunately, men in power decided to misinterpret His teachings for their personal benefits...and maybe it had to be that way anyway. The majority of people seemed to be more inclined to swallow the blue pill.
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There isn't really a reason given, so all we can do is give conjecture. Perhaps it just wasn't relevant to the teachings he gave between the ages of 30-33, and his death/resurrection.
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there is some in the Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, but aren't considered divinely inspired. Of what purpose would you want that information?
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ah, rofl, yeah, what jr2point said... the catholic church and orthodox church left out a ton of primary scripture, which we finally have today and Jesus said some really, really crazy stuff (besides just "you have to eat my flesh and drink my blood to enter the kingdom of God" -- at the same time he said "I do not drive anyone away who comes to me"... and at his eat flesh and drink blood statement he drove away **everyone**)...also he was going around doing all sorts of signs, and said "I won't give you a sign")...
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