027 Jesus’ strange childhood: Infancy Gospel

What was Jesus like as a child?The Infancy Gospel of Thomas paints a wild, strange, and sometimes unsettling picture of the boy Jesus — performing miracles, showing flashes of divine power, but also acting with a temper that feels very different from the Jesus we know from the Gospels.In this episode of Traversing the Strange World with Peace & Toodles, we explore:The origins of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and why it was never included in the New Testament.The bizarre stories of young Jesus — from striking other kids dead to miraculously restoring life.How early Christians may have used this text, and why it was controversial.What it tells us about how people in the ancient world imagined the “hidden years” of Jesus’ childhood.The tension between a fully divine Christ and a very human child learning to grow.Along the way, we dig into folklore, theology, and even the humor of imagining a toddler with god-like powers. Was this text a cautionary tale, an imaginative expansion, or just ancient fan fiction?Follow us on Facebook!https://www.facebook.com/share/1A6AVcvBNa/?mibextid=wwXIfr