If you ask any Christian about the life of Jesus, you're likely to get a version of one of the Gospels of the New Testament.

90% of the story would concern the final few years of Jesus' life, with a brief mention of his birth in Bethlehem to a virgin and then the subsequent flight to Egypt.

Historians don't often talk about what Jesus' childhood and adolescence may have looked like,

but my guest today is a welcome exception to that rule. Dr. Joan Taylor joins me to talk

about her new book, Boy Jesus, Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times.

Welcome to Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman.

The only show, where a six-time New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned Bible scholar,

uncovers the many fascinating, little-known facts about the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the rise of Christianity.

I'm your host, Megan Lewis. Let's begin.

Hello everybody and welcome back to misquoting Jesus. As I said in my introduction,

today I am thrilled to be joined by Dr. Joan Taylor to talk about the early life of Jesus

and her new book, Boy Jesus, Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times.

Dr. Taylor is Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King's College, London,

and honorary professor at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, Australia. Her many

publications include the Aseans, the Scrolls and the Dead Sea,

What Did Jesus Look Like, and Women Remembered, Jesus' Female Disciples written with Dr. Helen Bond.

Dr Taylor, thank you so much for joining me today.

Thank you for inviting me.

I'm thrilled. It's going to be a lot of fun.

And for those watching or listening, if this conversation is

interesting to you, Dr. Taylor's book is now available to purchase in Europe and the US. So if

sounds like fun, go buy it, take a look and investigate all of this evidence and thrilling

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