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| '''Jesus Christ''' (6–4 BC to 30–33 AD), also called '''Jesus of Nazareth''', is the central figure in [[Christianity]]. | '''Jesus Christ''' (6–4 BC to 30–33 AD), also called '''Jesus of Nazareth''', is the central figure in [[Christianity]]. | ||
| - | According to the [[New Testament]], Jesus is the [[Son of God]] who served a ministry in [[Galilee]] and [[Judaea]] and was ultimately [[Crucifixion|crucified]] in [[Jerusalem]] by order of the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] governor [[Pontius Pilate]] before [[Resurrection|rising from the dead]] three days later. Beyond the New Testament, there are many interpreations of Jesus's life: | + | According to the [[New Testament]], Jesus is the [[Son of God]] who served a ministry in [[Galilee]] and [[Judaea]] and was ultimately [[Crucifixion|crucified]] in [[Jerusalem]] by order of the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] governor [[Pontius Pilate]] before [[Resurrection|rising from the dead]] three days later. |
| - | + | ==See also== | |
| - | * Most Christians believe Jesus was [[God]] [[incarnation|incarnate]] (a man who was also God), who came to earth to [[salvation|save]] humanity from [[sin]] and [[death]] through his own [[blood]] sacrifice, and who returned from the dead to rejoin his father in [[heaven]]. | + | * [[Outline of Jesus]] |
| - | + | * [[Jesuism]] | |
| - | * Some believe Jesus was a divine man born of God but not incarnate (not God or God personified), including [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[Unitarianism|Unitarians]], and [[Christian Science|Christian Scientists]]. | + | * [[Jesus in comparative mythology]] |
| - | + | * [[Jesus in Islam]] | |
| - | * Many historians and critical [[Bible]] scholars accept the existence of the biblical Jesus, but reject his divinity, miracles, and any other supernatural elements in accounts of his life. They believe he was a [[Jew]]ish [[religion|religious]] [[teacher]] and [[Faith healer|healer]] who was crucified, and was subsequently the inspiration for Christianity whose adherents proclaimed him to be the sole incarnation of God. | + | * [[Jesus in the Talmud]] |
| - | + | * [[Last Adam]] | |
| - | *Some people believe Jesus was not a real person, but an invention of Christians. | + | * [[List of books about Jesus]] |
| - | + | * [[List of founders of religious traditions]] | |
| - | * While others believe Jesus was nothing more than a Jewish troublemaker who was put to death by the [[Romans]] at the behest of the Jewish establishment. | + | * [[List of messiah claimants]] |
| - | + | * [[List of people claimed to be Jesus]] | |
| - | There are different accounts and perspectives of Jesus within the religions of [[Islam]], [[Judaism]], [[Gnosticism]] and [[Manichaeism]]. He is regarded as a [[prophet]] by [[Muslim]]s and Manichaeists, as a false Messiah by Judaism and Mandaeanism, as a manifestation of God by the [[Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]], a manifestation of [[Maitreya]] by some [[Buddhism|Buddhists]], as a [[yoga|yogi]], [[guru]] or even [[avatar]] by some [[Hinduism|Hindus]], as the savior and bringer of [[gnosis]] by various [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] [[sect]]s and as a guru by many [[New Age]]rs. | + | * [[List of people who have been considered deities]] |
| - | == See also == | + | * [[Sexuality of Jesus]] |
| - | + | * [[Tiberius Julius Abdes Pantera]] | |
| - | * '''New Testament Jesus''' | + | |
| - | ** [[Biblical Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Christian views about women]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Christian views of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Crucifixion of Jesus]] and [[Resurrection of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Depiction of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Miracles of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament]] | + | |
| - | ** [[King of kings]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Race of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Sermon on the Mount]] | + | |
| - | * '''Jesus and history''' | + | |
| - | ** [[Apostolic Succession|Apostolic Succession of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Christian apologetics]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Genealogy of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Gospel Harmony]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Historicity of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Historicity of the Gospels]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Jesus and comparative mythology]] | + | |
| - | ** [[New Testament view on Jesus' life]] | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * '''General topics''' | + | |
| - | ** [[Christian mythology]] | + | |
| - | ** [[INRI]] (stands for "Jesus the [[Nazarene (title)|Nazarene]], the [[Kingdom of Judah|King of the Jews]]") | + | |
| - | ** [[Nazarene (title)|Nazarene]] | + | |
| - | * '''Views on Jesus''' | + | |
| - | ** [[Apocrypha]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Christology]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Pauline Christianity]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Religious perspectives on Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Sexuality of Jesus]] | + | |
| - | * '''Related lists''' | + | |
| - | ** [[List of books about Jesus]] | + | |
| - | ** [[List of founders of major religions]] | + | |
| - | ** [[List of Messiah claimants]] | + | |
| - | ** [[List of people who have been considered deities]] | + | |
| - | ** [[List of people who have claimed to be Jesus]] | + | |
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"whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart" --Jesus, Matthew 5:27–28 |
Illustration: Triumph of Christianity (detail) by Tommaso Laureti (1530-1602.)
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Jesus Christ (6–4 BC to 30–33 AD), also called Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure in Christianity.
According to the New Testament, Jesus is the Son of God who served a ministry in Galilee and Judaea and was ultimately crucified in Jerusalem by order of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate before rising from the dead three days later.
See also
- Outline of Jesus
- Jesuism
- Jesus in comparative mythology
- Jesus in Islam
- Jesus in the Talmud
- Last Adam
- List of books about Jesus
- List of founders of religious traditions
- List of messiah claimants
- List of people claimed to be Jesus
- List of people who have been considered deities
- Sexuality of Jesus
- Tiberius Julius Abdes Pantera
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