It might have ended up being the target of idolization, for all we know.
I don’t think it’s wrong to imagine what this might have looked like, with the humility that we don’t really know the details. But all would have been in character of God. I think my characterization of a boy who was exceedingly helpful would not have been off the mark. But if people knew the details, then we would have silly things like Knights of the Picked Up Books and such. A sparing treatment of historical details minimized this risk.
If it would have been of benefit the Lord would have included it.
If a person reads the Sira, the official Islamic biography of Mohammed’s entire life from cradle to grave. One might get an idea of what elements the life of a young man in the Middle East might contain. With the exception that Jesus was a carpenter. And there was no Roman occupation at that time.
“It might have ended up being the target of idolization, for all we know.”
Can you just IMAGINE what a certified soiled diaper relic would have gone for???