What did Jesus do before he turned 30? We know he was a carpenter, but what else did he do when he was young? Played sports? Sat around?
John 7:14 ¶ Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
The Jews marvelled at the teaching of Jesus, not just because he was powerful and revolutionary, but here is what's interesting. Jesus was teaching from the Hebrew Old Testament, and it took some education to be able to read Hebrew scriptures and comprehend them. They asked, "how can he know 'letters'"? The word letters is the Greek word 'gramma', which is translated as writings and letters. Jesus had a pretty descent understanding of Hebrew Scripture that when he asked questions to the lawyers when he was only 12, they were amazed.
And no, he had no miraculous educations from the angels, but he worked hard and studied God's Words.
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