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Jesus
Jesus Christ also known as Jesus
of Nazareth, is the central
figure of Christianity. Jesus is
revered by Christians as the
incarnation of God.
Muslims consider him a
prophet, and several other
religions also consider him an
important figure.
Christians profess that Jesus is
the Messiah prophesied in the
Old Testament, who, through his
life, death, and resurrection,
restored humanity's communion
with God in the blood of the New
Covenant. His death on a cross
is understood as the redemptive
sacrifice: the source of
humanity's salvation and the
atonement for sin which had
entered human history through
the sin of Adam.
The Bible's four canonical
gospels are the main sources for
the traditional Christian
biography of Jesus' life.
According to Matthew and Luke,
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judea to Mary, a virgin, by a
miracle of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus' childhood home is
identified as the town of
Nazareth in Galilee. The Gospels
state that Jesus, as Messiah,
came to "give his life as a
ransom for many" and "preach the
good news of the
Kingdom of God."
Over the course of his ministry,
Jesus is said to have performed
various miracles, including
healings, exorcisms, walking on
water, turning water into wine,
and raising several people, such
as Lazarus, from the dead. At
the height of his ministry,
Jesus attracted huge crowds
numbering in the thousands.
In
Jerusalem, high priests and
elders condemned Jesus for
blasphemy. Jesus was crucified
Golgotha. According to the
Gospels, Jesus rose from the
dead on the third day after his
crucifixion. Christians consider
the resurrection of Jesus to be
the cornerstone of their faith
and the most important event in
human history.
Jesus promised to come again to
fulfill the remainder of
Messianic prophecy.
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