What We Actually Know About Jesus’ Childhood (And What We Don’t)

We know about Jesus as a baby, and as a man. But what kind of child was he?

But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes is a line from one of my least favorite Christmas carols. Apart from being generally saccharine, Away in a Manger depicts baby Jesus as something truly exceptional – a baby that does not cry. Most of us know the basics of the story of Jesus’ birth. According […] The post We know about Jesus as a baby, and as a man. But what kind of child was he? appeared first on Interaksyon.

What We Actually Know About Jesus’ Childhood (And What We Don’t)

What do we really know about Jesus as a child? A look at the sparse Gospel accounts, the turbulent world of first-century Galilee, and the strange legends that tried to fill in the blanks. The post What We Actually Know About Jesus’ Childhood (And What We Don’t) appeared first on Study Finds.

The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood

An illustration from the Vernon Manuscript, from around 1400, shows the familiar motif of an ox and ass watching over the newborn Jesus. © Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, CC BY-NC By: Mary Dzon, University of Tennessee Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger – an animal feeding bin – “because there was no ro…