This is nothing new. Many of these are Gnostic writings that are very anti-Christian. One of these fake infancy narratives had Our Lord as a youngster being beaten in a footrace, cursing the winner “May you never walk again”, and breathing life in a toy bird he was making in arts and crafts. Some of these types of writings MAY have historical values and MAY have truths (NOT inspired writing) in them (”The Assumption of Moses”). Any of these faux infancy narratives are worse than worthless.
I find it interesting that in this story, Joseph chides him for breaking the Sabbath, and not for creating the birds. I just looked it up. Jesus’ response was to ignore his dad and release the birds. When the priest heard and chided Jesus, Jesus said some words and the priest’s son “withered away”. Then he caused an entire crowd of people to go blind.
I didn’t read far enough to come to the point where the child has some sort of epiphany and becomes the person we know of in the Bible.
Another thing that is interesting is that His first REAL miracle was fairly mundane (as miracles go); turning water into wine. And He didn’t make a big show about it. And did it perhaps reluctantly, only after his mom requested that he do it. Moms are good about stuff like that - knowing when their child is ready and giving them a little push!
It makes it sound like Jesus was a little brat with Jedi powers.
No way Jesus cursed someone for beating Him, and He allegedly caused a whole crowd of people to go blind?
In Scripture, He tells the disciples that He always does the Father's will, and we know He never sinned.
Those actions attributed to Him as a child in that faux so-called *gospel* are completely inconsistent with the character and nature of God.