merry christmas the only things in the new testament about jesus’ life after age 12, before starting his ministry at age 30, are the verses mark 6:3 and matthew 13:55 in most english translations, they say jesus was (the son of) a carpenter, but this isn’t quite right
in the original greek, the word is τέκτων, tekton, a general term for artisans, craftsmen, and builders - indeed, this word has the same root as τεχνολογία - technologia, the study and discourse of craft jesus spent his early adult life as a builder, making useful things
because there are no stories in the new testament about jesus’s life during this time, one might think it’s unimportant. this would be missing the point.
there are two important lessons to be understood. - building useful things for your fellow man makes you closer to the son of god but more importantly - before preaching to the masses, spend many years quietly building