Gospels in Brief

The Wonder Years

The childhood of Jesus truly was the “wonder years,” for the Gospels, in their silence, leave us to wonder what transpired. Only one story of Jesus’ youth is preserved, in which his parents (Joseph and Mary) having lost him, discovered him in the Temple discussing the things of God with the religious leaders—a hint of things to come.

As is the case with children, one moment they’re running around the playground, and the next thing you know, they’re all grown up and walking on water. And that is pretty much the flow followed by the Gospels.

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