What Did Jesus DO All Day?: Discovering the Teen Jesus

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by Felicia Silcox

eBook: approx. 150 pages (PDF Format)*
Revised Second Edition (2026)

As its title suggests, What did Jesus DO All Day? Discovering the Teen Jesus by Felicia Silcox, is specially geared for a young adult audience, and as such is an excellent resource for youth Bible studies, Christian schools, or home school curricula. That being said, What did Jesus DO All Day? is also a friendly and inviting resource for more grown-up readers who need a “beginners” introduction to the fascinating world in which Jesus lived. What did Jesus DO All Day? discusses various aspects of the daily life of young people in the the first century from family relationships, diet and recreation, education and religious observance. Written by a former educator, What did Jesus DO All Day? is an approachable read for a wide range of audiences.

This new eBook version of What did Jesus DO All Day? is a revised edition with expansions, corrections, and rearrangements of the original. The text is supplemented with a hyperlinked Table of Contents and Glossary, suggestions for further reading and study questions. Special thanks are due to Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces.com for many of the illustrations, to Pieter Lechner for technical production of the eBook, and to Katia Motzeva for the front cover design.

From the back cover: What did Jesus DO All Day? Discovering the Teen Jesus bridges two worlds, the one we know today and the scriptural one Jesus knew in the Holy Land under Roman rule. Archaeological discoveries, historical writings, and early Jewish studies continue to uncover what everyday life was like back then. Surprisingly, as the distant past comes into sharper focus, similarities emerge that are far beyond sharing basic needs like food, drink, sleep, companionship, and housing. Like us, Jesus’ contemporaries worked and studied hard, worshipped in community, and observed holidays with family and friends. Like us, they struggled with temptation and sin, failure and loss, political upheaval and war, betrayal and violence, sickness and death. Somehow, the closer we look into Jesus’ world, the more familiar it feels—and the more his words ring true.

In What did Jesus DO All Day? Discovering the Teen Jesus we share Felicia Silcox’s journey of discovery. She says of its origin: “Years ago, a fervent Maronite teacher introduced our religion class to someone we’d never before met—a Jewish Jesus, seen through Eastern eyes of faith. That startling encounter sparked a desire to learn more about Judaism, in which Christianity is rooted, and to share this knowledge with others. Seeing Jesus in his everyday world might help us realize how much he is a part of ours, how easy he is to approach, and how easy to love.”

“This book is an excellent resource for anyone leading a class on the lives of people in Jesus’ time as well as an interesting read for anyone who is curious about the life and times of Jesus as a youth. I think all of us…are interested in the period of Jesus’ life about which we know so little.”
—Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education,
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky

Felicia Silcox is a former elementary and junior high teacher with nine years of church-related teaching experience in parish high school Confirmation preparation classes. She and her husband live in the awe-inspiring high Sierras. A neighbor commented on the breathtaking beauty of their surroundings, adding, “As I get closer to God’s launching pad, I’m glad to be so close to heaven.” Felicia could not have said it better.

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