7 Things You May Not Know About Jesus

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7 Things You May Not Know About Jesus

His 12 disciples were teenagers

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In the first century, when a boy reached his early teens, he became a man. Women married at around age 13. In our chapter on why Jesus chose the twelve disciples and what their purpose was, we cite renowned scholar Craig Keener, who argues that the twelve disciples were most likely in their late teens.