Martin said one of the reasons why so little is said about Jesus' teenage years is that he didn't really become "famous" until 100 to 200 years after his crucifixion.

c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The birth and death narratives of Jesus are among the best-known stories in the world, even among non-Christians ...

They also tell the story of a relatively unknown Jesus from his teenage years to before middle age. One story in the Lost Gospels, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, sees an angry Jesus laugh out at ...