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==In Christianity== | ==In Christianity== | ||
[[File:Bosch Eden.jpg|400px|thumb|''The Garden of Earthly Delights'' panel one by Hieronymus Bosch]] | [[File:Bosch Eden.jpg|400px|thumb|''The Garden of Earthly Delights'' panel one by Hieronymus Bosch]] | ||
Christian doctrines include the belief that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of a virgin named Mary, performed miracles, founded the Christian Church, died by crucifixion as a sacrifice to achieve atonement for sin, rose from the dead, and ascended into Heaven, from where he will return. | Christian doctrines include the belief that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of a virgin named Mary, performed miracles, founded the Christian Church, died by crucifixion as a sacrifice to achieve atonement for sin, rose from the dead, and ascended into [[Heaven]], from where he will return. | ||
The Nicene Creed asserts that Jesus will judge the living and the dead either before or after their bodily resurrection, an event tied to the Second Coming of Jesus as described in the [[Book of Revelation]]. | The Nicene Creed asserts that Jesus will judge the living and the dead either before or after their bodily resurrection, an event tied to the Second Coming of Jesus as described in the [[Book of Revelation]]. | ||
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Jesus is also revered in other religions including Jesus the [[Baháʼí Faith]], Druze Faith and Rastafari. In the [[African diaspora religion|Afro-Brazilian]] religions of [[Candomblé]] and [[Umbanda]], Jesus is equated to an ''orixá'' named Oxalá who is revered as the father of the gods. Many [[occult]] schools teach that Jesus is one of the [[Ascended Masters]]. | Jesus is also revered in other religions including Jesus the [[Baháʼí Faith]], Druze Faith and Rastafari. In the [[African diaspora religion|Afro-Brazilian]] religions of [[Candomblé]] and [[Umbanda]], Jesus is equated to an ''orixá'' named Oxalá who is revered as the father of the gods. Many [[occult]] schools teach that Jesus is one of the [[Ascended Masters]]. | ||
In [[Islam]], Jesus (often referred to by his Quranic name ʿĪsā) is considered the penultimate [[prophet]] of God and the messiah. Muslims believe Jesus was born of a virgin, but was neither God nor a son of God. The Quran states that Jesus never claimed to be divine. Most Muslims do not believe that he was killed or crucified, but that God raised him into Heaven while he was still alive. | In [[Islam]], Jesus (often referred to by his Quranic name ʿĪsā) is considered the penultimate [[prophet]] of God and the messiah. Muslims believe Jesus was born of a virgin, but was neither God nor a son of God. The Quran states that Jesus never claimed to be divine. Most Muslims do not believe that he was killed or crucified, but that God raised him into [[Heaven]] while he was still alive. | ||
In contrast, [[Judaism]] rejects the belief that Jesus was the awaited messiah, arguing that he did not fulfill messianic prophecies, and was neither divine nor resurrected. | In contrast, [[Judaism]] rejects the belief that Jesus was the awaited messiah, arguing that he did not fulfill messianic prophecies, and was neither divine nor resurrected. | ||