they were known as the apocryphal gospel. >> they were asked to come to the temple and then they leftthere overnight and the staff of the gods that was flower then that man would be the husband of mary. of course they were chosen>> father joseph of the st. joseph university in california is a leading historian in the catholic church. christians wondered about the lives of jesus mary and joseph. >> it is a story about a young jesus that was popular and was treated like dime store novels. >> very interesting book actually is the story . it starts to image what must it be like for god to be a child as it were. in one sense it starts off as den nas the menace so you can see he starts off well really a. >> other stories depicted joseph as a 90-year-old widower with children. her mistakes in woodworking were miraculously repaired by the power of jesus. >> by the end of the story he has power and wisdom under control and he's ready to use it only for good. >> so why are the everyday lives of mary and joseph shoulded in mystery. joseph disappears after the christmas story early christians dep