Hidden Stories of the Childhood of Jesus

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Summary: If you love children, I highly recommend it!
Review: After hearing Mr. Kimball on the Art Bell Show, overflowing with more information than he could possibly get on the show, I rushed out to get the book. The format was good in that he wrote of the historical background then the very inspiring stories of Christ's childhood. With an open mind he said his purpose for the initial research was to prove (or not) the existance of God. I found his research a great asset to those who are willing to see, wanting to learn and able to feel the love for the truth. Thank-You!

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Summary: A nice fantasy but plainly delusional.
Review: Although I found this book interesting I was continually affronted by the authors gullibility. He weaves an interesting fantasy and so I can imagine many people wanting to believe that the ideas he comes up with are truth. Unfortunately, his ability to jump to conclusions based upon here-say and rumor is his cedibilty's loss. I would not recommend this book because it is simply fantasy but is presented as fact.

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Summary: Author Watches Too Much Cable TV.
Review: Calling this man a Doctor is like calling his book facts in history. He misuses historical texts, mistranslates texts and copied fabricated biblical texts. A good TV Show but nothing of scholarly merit. The book is like the movie "Contact" good drama about myths and misinterpretations but makes us want to believe in something out of nothing. He is entertaining and promotes his own PR but so did Goebbles when he claimed Hitler was the answer to all of the world's problems. The book is good for an Art Bell's "Lets Sell Snake Oil Freak Show but not much more.

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Summary: Interesting
Review: Easy reading with a lot of new material presented but not for anyone who would pursue the subject further. The bibliography contains no more than a listing of the sources. Where can these original documents be found? Information is not much good unless it can be verified by the sources. Otherwise, it remains just another good read.

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Summary: Very positive. Enhances, not diminishes, faith.
Review: Exactly what I was looking for, and more. Contains stories about the Holy Family that I never heard before. Many surprises, including how a young Jesus related to the head angels, Gabriel and Michael. Fascinating stuff.

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Summary: Interesting
Review: Finally, all the questions about Christ from infancy to 30 were answered. This author has a web site I cannot reach but would enjoy any more books from hidden manuscipts. It was easy reading and very revealing. Thouroughly enjoyed every minute.

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Summary: Finally
Review: Finally, all the questions about Christ from infancy to 30 were answered. This author has a web site I cannot reach but would enjoy any more books from hidden manuscipts. It was easy reading and very revealing. Thouroughly enjoyed every minute.

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Summary: "Interesting"
Review: Glenn Kimball's compacted work begins with a summary of biblical origins, the canonization of the scriptures, and a segment on the nature and origin of the Early Church. Also included is a short definition of the word apocrypha, which Kimball insists orginally meant "one too sacred and secret to be in everyone's hands." However, its etymoligical derivative, which is rendered into apocrypha by joining apo-(away)+kryptein(to hide)=Greek apocryphos, does not suggest Kimball's definition. The stories found here are very interesting, and are full of tales not only of the young Messiah's life and deeds, but of the lives of Mary and Joseph, and the rest of Jesus' family as well. While these hidden stories may seem a bit jejune to the sceptic, they will still nevertheless be a fascinating collection of extra-biblical stories for the individual seeking knowledge on the early life of Christ; and they will also be a fair study companion for the search of the historical Jesus.

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Summary: "Interesting"
Review: Glenn Kimball's compacted work begins with a summary of biblical origins, the canonization of the scriptures, and a segment on the nature and origin of the Early Church. Also included is a short definition of the word apocrypha, which Kimball insists orginally meant "one too sacred and secret to be in everyone's hands." However, its etymoligical derivative, which is rendered into apocrypha by joining apo-(away)+kryptein(to hide)=Greek apocryphos, does not suggest Kimball's definition. The stories found here are very interesting, and are full of tales not only of the young Messiah's life and deeds, but of the lives of Mary and Joseph, and the rest of Jesus' family as well. While these hidden stories may seem a bit jejune to the sceptic, they will still nevertheless be a fascinating collection of extra-biblical stories for the individual seeking knowledge on the early life of Christ; and they will also be a fair study companion for the search of the historical Jesus.

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Summary: Shines light into dark historical corners
Review: Having just read this excellent book, I now have to review my scepticism of Patton's claimed-to-be-true novel "THE Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth...". Kimball has done a wonderful task in researching all those manuscripts that you occassionally hear about but don't necessarily connect together. If what these authors claim is true, then the orthodox Church has a lot of explaining to do. Kimball has shone light into the dark areas that I've often wondered about but was told not to look too closely at! I'm hoping that we live in an age of revelation. These book are a definite and positive step forward. Although a slim volume, I highly recommend this book.