Jesus at Twelve - Hardcoverby John Edward Rawlinson (Author) The story of Jesus in the temple, at age twelve, is essentially a story of ""teenage rebellion"" leaving parents, doing self planned activities. The end of the story is that he ""grew in stature and wisdom."" This demonstrates an element in the process of developing from a child into an adult. This inevitable process of development from child to adult is a physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual process that