Comment Part Two:

So my question is: did he truly have the TIME to write things down?

I say no.

Jesus wasn't concerned whether or not this religion (!) would find its feet over the next few years. He wasn't concerned about if Christianity would really get up and go. He knew his father. He knew the relationship his father had with millions of people over the past five thousand years. He had seen it last, time and time again.

So he went to give life, life that for some reason or another, is still talked about 2000 years later. He built relationships. Relationships that lasted, that were deeper than most of the relationships we have today. Stories that were passed down from generation to generation that were worth remembering.

He trusted his father. He didn't have to write something down for fear of it forever fading away after his death.

Comment Part One:

I might fall in line with those thinking that necessity number two is iffy, but considering this isn't the main topic of this article, I'll leave it be.

Jesus came to do his father's business. From what I can see from the very beginning, God was in the people business. He walked with some in a garden, spoke to another as a neverending burning bush, whispered in some guy's ear, wrestled with another - the list goes on. In order to know your father's business, it can be noted that knowing your father could be a big help. So can it be safe to assume that Jesus had a pretty good understanding of the father's desire by the time he was thirty years old? I'd like to think so.

Jesus knew his father was interested in spending time with people. Building relationships, which requires walking and talking with people, eating at their table, and even occasionaly sleeping over at their house. (God forbid Jesus sleep over at Mary's house though; unless of course her parents were home and he was on the downstairs couch.)