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And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke 2:39-40
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The Children with the Shell Bartolomeo Murillo
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The Youth of Our Lord John Rogers Herbert |
Christ in the House of His Parents Sir John Everett Millais |
Jesus was brought to Nazareth when he was a little child, not more than three
years old; there he grew up as a boy and a young man; and there he lived until
he was thirty years of age. We should like to know many things about his
boyhood, but the Bible tells us very little.
The Holy Family in Joseph's Carpentry Shop 15th Century Book of Hours |
The Holy Family Francisco de Zurbaran |
The Christ Child Carlo Dolci |
As Joseph was a
workingman, it is likely that he lived in a house with only one room, with no
floor except the earth, no window except a hole in the wall, no pictures upon
the walls, and neither bedstead, nor chair, nor looking-glass. They sat upon the
floor, or upon cushions; they slept upon rolls of matting; and their meals were
taken from a low table, not much larger than a stool.
Jesus may have learned to read at the village school, which was generally held
in the house used for worship, called the " synagogue." The lessons were from
rolls on which were written parts of the Old Testament; but Jesus never had a
Bible of his own. From the time when he was a child he went with Joseph to the
worship in the synagogue twice every week. There they sat on the floor, and
heard the Old Testament read and explained; while Mary and the younger sisters
of Jesus listened from a gallery behind a lattice- screen. The Jewish boys of
that time were taught to know almost the whole of the Old Testament by heart. |
 The Christ Child, Francisco de Zurbaran
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