Remember that there were at least a dozen different Gnostic sects, some not Christian. As a Valentinian, I do not believe in the Infancy Gospels. They were written between 140-170AD, about four generations after Jesus was a Child.
It is possible that Jesus spent some time with Buddhists as Valentinians are often seen as half Christian, half Buddhist. Or, perhaps the Logos entering both Buddha and Jesus created similar personalities.
Jesus christ " hanging around the house " chilling watching the babes move by as he's hanging out the window of his fathers workplace. !8 years gone, and that's the best guess you can come up with.
How could the creator of the world learn on earth about other peoples and cultures unless he traveled? According to Josephus, the Magi took Jesus around the world with Mary and Joseph's blessings.
There is a very high likelihood that the Lord went to the East and studied there. If people bother to study the Nag Hammadi as well as the ancient Indian and Tibetan texts, they'll find astounding similarities in the teachings. I wish people wouldn't dismiss ideas just because they are out of the mainstream.
The historical evidence argument is weak--there's really no direct historical evidence that he existed at all...it's gospels written centuries later that form the "proof" of his existence. Also, how much do we know now that we didn't have "evidence" for a few decades ago...totally arrogant refutation, IMO. I think this is the most plausible story yet--not that he hung around the house, waiting to be the messiah.
@TranshumanCyborg There was no Christianity 2,000 years ago. Christianity didn't become a belief up until the third century. The Gospels are nothing more then alterations of John the Baptist's life.
@LifeLibertyLove U wrote "Spoken like a true Manichean." I assume you actually meant "Spoken like a true Mandean"?-as Manicheans agreed with the 'Christians' & believed in and upheld the ' divine Jesus' accounts' and disagreed with the Mandeans about them..
@TranshumanCyborg There is evidence that a messiah existed. But possibly not Jesus as Christ of Christian tradition. I don't believe in the Himalayas idea of the messiah figure. That is clearly made up.
so after rising people from the dead, performing miracles, the jews were like "naah, i don't believe that guy"
all the stories in the bible go like "apostoles: how on earth willl we accompplish X? juses: this is a job for me! apostoles: you can't do that! jesus does it. apostoles :amazing!"
if he had done merely 1 miraculous thing people would have believed him.
and after rising people from the dead, thomas goes "nah, i don't believe he ressurected". this is simply unbelivable
Remember that there were at least a dozen different Gnostic sects, some not Christian. As a Valentinian, I do not believe in the Infancy Gospels. They were written between 140-170AD, about four generations after Jesus was a Child.
It is possible that Jesus spent some time with Buddhists as Valentinians are often seen as half Christian, half Buddhist. Or, perhaps the Logos entering both Buddha and Jesus created similar personalities.
astrofrk 3 weeks ago
Powerful!!!!
greenhornet299 3 weeks ago
Jesus christ " hanging around the house " chilling watching the babes move by as he's hanging out the window of his fathers workplace. !8 years gone, and that's the best guess you can come up with.
robyonder 1 month ago
How could the creator of the world learn on earth about other peoples and cultures unless he traveled? According to Josephus, the Magi took Jesus around the world with Mary and Joseph's blessings.
sandyabernathy 2 months ago
Perhaps the authors are trying to tell us "Jesus" was not perfect to start; that the Holy Spirit indeed can "turn a fisherman into an Apostle".
UnoRaza 4 months ago
It is very possible Jesus traveled to many lands. Why so many think not is ignorant.
chaksheba 6 months ago
@chaksheba Yes, I agree.
There is a very high likelihood that the Lord went to the East and studied there. If people bother to study the Nag Hammadi as well as the ancient Indian and Tibetan texts, they'll find astounding similarities in the teachings. I wish people wouldn't dismiss ideas just because they are out of the mainstream.
Peace.
LawOfOneDaughter 4 months ago
jesucristo s el hijo d dios
Sonitaabrego 7 months ago
The historical evidence argument is weak--there's really no direct historical evidence that he existed at all...it's gospels written centuries later that form the "proof" of his existence. Also, how much do we know now that we didn't have "evidence" for a few decades ago...totally arrogant refutation, IMO. I think this is the most plausible story yet--not that he hung around the house, waiting to be the messiah.
tvswnet 10 months ago
I don't care what you say my Jesus is awesome!
mirakhil 10 months ago 3
@mirakhil So is mine, gosh, maybe we have the same Jesus!
Kan2209 10 months ago
@Kan2209 ;)
mirakhil 10 months ago
@TranshumanCyborg Your comment is by far the best one... Thumbs up for you
1Masterofwar 1 year ago
@TranshumanCyborg There was no Christianity 2,000 years ago. Christianity didn't become a belief up until the third century. The Gospels are nothing more then alterations of John the Baptist's life.
beholdtheageofold 1 year ago 2
@beholdtheageofold Spoken like a true Manichean.
LifeLibertyLove 11 months ago
@LifeLibertyLove U wrote "Spoken like a true Manichean." I assume you actually meant "Spoken like a true Mandean"?-as Manicheans agreed with the 'Christians' & believed in and upheld the ' divine Jesus' accounts' and disagreed with the Mandeans about them..
yorubablk3 4 months ago
@TranshumanCyborg There is evidence that a messiah existed. But possibly not Jesus as Christ of Christian tradition. I don't believe in the Himalayas idea of the messiah figure. That is clearly made up.
beholdtheageofold 1 year ago
so after rising people from the dead, performing miracles, the jews were like "naah, i don't believe that guy"
all the stories in the bible go like "apostoles: how on earth willl we accompplish X? juses: this is a job for me! apostoles: you can't do that! jesus does it. apostoles :amazing!"
if he had done merely 1 miraculous thing people would have believed him.
and after rising people from the dead, thomas goes "nah, i don't believe he ressurected". this is simply unbelivable
De4sher 1 year ago