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She was probably just in her mid-teens. which meant that by the time jesus was doing his public ministry, maybe she was 45. >> joseph, jesus earthly father, is perhaps the most mysterious figure of all. by the time jesus has begun his public ministry, joseph has vanished from the story. that has led to speculation that joseph, a carpenter by trade, was many years older than mary. life in the nazareth of jesus day was hard. today, a group of biblical scholars and archaeologists have built nazaret...

Hes wasted up there in nazareth. >> it was a mission, the gospels say, that jesus thought more important than his earthly family. for when they had departed for nazareth, jesus was still in the temple. >> and on the way home, mary and joseph suddenly realized after a few days that jesus is missing. this always struck me as somewhat like "home alone." and they come back and they discover him in the temple. and mary is very upset and says, how could you do this? >> jesus, in his 12-year-old, know-...

Historians are debating is the christmas card scene of his humble birth in a manger, heralded by a star in the east and attended by three wise men. its only mentioned by matthew and luke, and they dont always agree. so is any of it true? scholars say yes, to a degree. >> when we look at the gospel of matthew and the gospel of luke, we can see that there are about 12 pieces of information, 12 facts, that they share in common, that they both know ability jesus early years. they both know that his ...

>> sadly, the birthplace of the man christians call the of peace is often a war zone, as it has been for centuries. ♪ >> but the manger that generations of pilgrims have sought out is a bit of a shock. a stone grotto that doesnt look much like a cozy stable. caves like this one pock mark the region where bethlehem lies. but one scholar suggests that weve got the wrong address. there is another bethlehem, one that borders joseph and marys home territory to have nazareth. >> that suggests to me ...

Looked at this kid and said, this kid has a real gift. we should sign him up. lets get him to enroll. hes wasted up there in nazareth. >> it was a mission, the gospels say, that jesus thought more important than his earthly family. for when they had departed for nazareth, jesus was still in the temple. >> and on the way home, mary and joseph suddenly realized after a few days that jesus is missing. this always struck me as somewhat like "home alone." and they come back and they discover him in t...

And simon and at least two sisters. but many believe that mary remained a virgin all her life, and that these siblings were either stepchildren from josephs earlier marriage or cousins. scholars who have read the text closely say that doesnt seem to be the case, and they dont need the controversial ossuary to make their point. >> the word thats used of james and jesus other siblings, the greek word for "brother," is the word for "brother." some people thought, well, maybe theyre cousins, for exa...

>> sadly, the birthplace of the man christians call the precipitation of peace is often a war zone, as it has been for centuries. ♪ >> but the manger that generations of pilgrims have sought out is a bit of a shock. a stone grotto that doesnt look much like a cozy stable. caves like this one pock mark the region where bethlehem lies. but one scholar suggests that weve got the wrong address. there is another bethlehem, one that borders joseph and marys home territory to have nazareth. >> that s...

Could just disappear? the gospels speak of jesus four brothers, james, joseph, judas and simon and at least two sisters. but many believe that mary remained a virgin all her life, and that these siblings were either stepchildren from josephs earlier marriage or cousins. scholars who have read the text closely say that doesnt seem to be the case, and they dont need the controversial ossuary to make their point. >> the word thats used of james and jesus other siblings, the greek word for "brother,...

When she bore jesus, but a girl with a remarkable life ahead of her. >> mary was very young when she became pregnant with jesus. she was probably just in her mid-teens. which meant that by the time jesus was doing his public ministry, maybe she was 45. >> joseph, jesus earthly father, is perhaps the most mysterious figure of all. by the time jesus has begun his public ministry, joseph has vanished from the story. that has led to speculation that joseph, a carpenter by trade, was many years older...