Description: A bestseller in France during the 1960s, this book presents a compelling account of the "missing years" of Jesus' youth and adolescence. Aron recounts the cultural and religious influences that a Jewish boy would have experienced in first-century life in Palestine, and hypothesizes how a boy rooted in Jewish tradition could have grown to create an entirely new religion.
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Review Summary: Helped Curb a Belligerent (Not Terribly Benign) Tumor!
Date: 1998-07-08
Details: Rather than watch re-runs from my treasured collection of Marjoe Gortner memorabilia, Bishop Spong's introduction made possible a startling encounter with my faith! For the very first time, I learned that a tiny child -- even a Jewish waif -- could heal a belligerent tumor. Don't take my word for it -- try reading the Apocryphal Acts of the Young Christ, then take the ever-affirming Spong Challenge! A real wowser worth every point Amazon offers!
Review Summary: Not Only a Well-Written Hypothesis Lacking Impact, But...
Date: 1998-07-07
Details: Not only a well-written hypothesis lacking emotional impact, it lacks theological impact as well. Had Jesus up and married and gave birth in India, He might have had the foresight to design and develop the world's first atomic weapons -- and drop them on the unsuspecting readers of this book. Not one for Dr. Strangelove, Bishop Spong nevertheless offers a satisfying substitute.
Review Summary: Helpful review of adolescent faith development.
Date: 1998-03-06
Details: Coming across this title provides the reader with a clear pattern for adolescent faith development. Resources filling in the blanks of Jesus' adolescence aren't generally helpful. But this one is! The sense of incarnational reality is available to the reader as the author develops his argument not predicated on the life of an individual but rather a generation in which Jesus lived, and moved, and had his being. The consciousness of faith in the maturation of Jesus of Nazareth helps the reader's understanding of the Gospels not in a secret, gnostic way but in the natural unfolding of an integrated faith. Rev. Canon James Irvine
Review Summary: Well written hypothesis but lacks emotional impact
Date: 1998-02-06
Details: An excellent hypothesis, but lacks the conviction of several other books in a similar vein. Books that immediately come to mind are Kersten's "Jesus Lived in India" and the spell-binding "The Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years" by Richard G. Patton. For my money, Patton's book is far and away the best.
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