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[[File:Christ Giving His Blessing.jpg|300px|thumb|Painting ''Christ Giving His Blessing'' by Hans Memlinc]] | [[File:Christ Giving His Blessing.jpg|300px|thumb|Painting ''Christ Giving His Blessing'' by Hans Memlinc]] | ||
'''Jesus Christ''' (c. 4 BC – AD 30 / 33), also referred to as '''Jesus of Nazareth''' or '''Jesus Christ''', was a first-century [[Judaism|Jewish]] preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of [[Christianity]], the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of [[Yahweh|God]] the Son and the awaited messiah (the Christ), prophesied in the Hebrew [[Bible]]. | '''Jesus Christ''' (c. 4 BC – AD 30 / 33), also referred to as '''Jesus of Nazareth''' or '''Jesus Christ''', was a first-century [[Judaism|Jewish]] preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of [[Christianity]], the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of [[Yahweh|God]] the Son and the awaited messiah (the Christ), prophesied in the Hebrew [[Bible]]. | ||
The birth of Jesus is celebrated annually on December 25 as Christmas. His crucifixion is honored on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. The world's most widely used [[Gregorian calendar|calendar era]] is based on the approximate birthdate of Jesus. | |||
In [[numerology]], his number is 888. | In [[numerology]], his number is 888. | ||
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==In Christianity== | ==In Christianity== | ||
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. | [[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. | |||
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]]. | |||
===Conflation with Yahweh=== | |||
Christians believe Jesus enables people to be reconciled to [[Yahweh|God]]. | |||
The great majority of Christians worship Jesus as a physical incarnation of God the Son, the second of three persons of the Trinity. They believe that Jesus has always existed and was the same God encountered by [[Abrahamic religion|Abraham]] and Moses, as well as the deity who created the Universe and humanity. Many Christian artists depict the God of the [[Bible]]'s Old Testament as Jesus Christ, such as [[Hieronymus Bosch]] showing Jesus in the [[Garden of Eden]] with Adam and Eve in his painting ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''. | |||
A small minority of Christian denominations, such as the [[Cathar]]s, reject Trinitarianism, wholly or partly, as non-scriptural. | |||
==Textual history== | ==Textual history== | ||
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* Gospel of Judas | * Gospel of Judas | ||
* Apocryphon of James | * Apocryphon of James | ||
==Views of Jesus in other religions== | ==Views of Jesus in other religions== | ||
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. | ||
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* ''Ben-Hur'' (1959) film by William Wyler | * ''Ben-Hur'' (1959) film by William Wyler | ||
* ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1971) stage musical | * ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1971) stage musical | ||
* | * ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965) film by George Stevens | ||
* ''The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988) film by Martin Scorsese | * ''The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988) film by Martin Scorsese | ||
* ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004) film by Mel Gibson | * ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004) film by Mel Gibson | ||