Books with title Young Jesus of Nazareth

During the early years of Christianity, tales of Jesus' youth flourished--from his childhood play and schooling to his early ability to heal the sick. Today, these wonderful stories are largely unknown. With this lush book, which begins with the nativity and ends with Jesus' earliest teachings, Marianna Mayer splendidly revives many of them. Illustrated with the works of such masters as Caravaggio and da Vinci, here is a stunning portrait of a boy at once ordinary and extraordinary, human and divine.

After encountering John the Baptist, Jesus’s work begins. He will meet many people; some will help him, many will need his help, and some will become his enemies. Jesus challenges the way people live, the way they relate to God, and the way Jewish law is enforced. Although he is a man of peace, he is not afraid to challenge authority, no matter where this might lead. What exactly are Jesus’s responsibilities as God’s son? How will he lead people towards a new relationship with God? How much can a man achieve in one short lifetime? How much more can he achieve by his death? Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world’s greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions.

The story of Jesus of Nazareth, simply told in the words of the well-loved King James Authorized version of the Bible, and illustrated from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA. A pictorial index at the end of the book shows how details from the paintings relate to the complete works, and provides information about both paintings and artists.

This book is a fictional account Jesus Christ’s life as a boy of ten. It is not, in any way, based on fact, but is a result of watching my own children and their friends at about the same age. We are told that Jesus had two natures, a human nature and a divine nature. This is about his human nature. The divine nature is best left in the hands of others more qualified than I. Anyone who thinks God does not have a sense of humor has never watched children in church.