<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The unknown years of Jesus (also called his silent years, lost years, or missing years) generally refers to the period between his childhood and the beginning of his ministry, a period not described in the New Testament . </P> <P> The "lost years of Jesus" concept is usually encountered in esoteric literature (where it at times also refers to his possible post-crucifixion activities) but is not commonly used in scholarly literature since it is assumed that Jesus was probably working as a carpenter in Galilee, at least some of the time with his father Joseph, from the age of 12 to 29, so the years were not "lost years", and that he died on Calvary . </P>

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