I'm Finally Going To Write the History Channel...

[DeepIron]

Not really. If he's so well documented, why is his childhood completely omitted from the Bible?

Because history, or narrative if you wish, was not written the same as we see today. A persons "entire biography" was not a relevant thing to the Hebrews. It was common practice to write about the significant things a person did, not what kind of cloth was used in his/her diaper or what his/her favorite smashed fruit was...

That would be a style developed by "modern" biographers and TMZ...