Jesus

Jesus (Greek: Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs), also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, is Christianity's central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. In Islam he is regarded as a very important prophet.

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Greek - Also known as - Christ - Christianity - Messiah - God - Incarnate - Islam - Prophet

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The most commonly used sources for information on Jesus are the four canonical Gospel accounts, which depict him as a Galilean Jewish preacher and healer who was often at odds with Jewish authorities and who was crucified in Jerusalem during the rule of the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate. The canonical Gospels focus primarily on Jesus' last years, especially the last week before his crucifixion, which, based on the mention of Pilate, is now estimated to have possibly taken place between 26 AD/CE and 36 AD/CE.

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Canonical Gospel accounts - Galilean - Jewish - Preacher - Healer - Crucified - Jerusalem - Roman - Prefect - Pontius Pilate - 26 AD/CE - 36 AD/CE

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Most Christians believe that there is one God composed of a Trinity that includes Jesus, and that Jesus is the Messiah (Greek: ??????? Khristós) prophesied in the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible). Most Christians also believe that Jesus died on the cross—hence the cross has become Christianity's chief religious symbol—that Jesus rose from the dead, and that through him they can be saved.

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Christian - One God - Trinity - Messiah - Greek - Prophesied - Old Testament - Hebrew Bible - Cross - Religious symbol - Rose from the dead - Saved

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Muslims believe that Jesus was one of God's most important prophets and also the Messiah, though they attach a different meaning to this than Christians, as they do not share the Christian belief in the divinity of Jesus. Most non-Christian and non-Islamic religions do not attribute any special spiritual significance to Jesus.

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Muslim - Prophets - Messiah - Divinity

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A faulty 6th-century attempt to calculate the year of Jesus' birth—which, based upon a story in the Gospel of Matthew involving Herod the Great, is now estimated to have possibly occured sometime between 8 BC/BCE and 4 BC/BCE—became the basis for the Anno Domini system of reckoning years, and also for the chronologically-equivalent Common Era system.

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6th-century - Story - Gospel of Matthew - Herod the Great - 8 BC/BCE - 4 BC/BCE - Anno Domini - Common Era

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The historicity, teachings and nature of Jesus are subject to debate. Non-Christians typically reject all claims of Jesus' divine nature and associated miraculous events, and many believe that the Biblical texts commonly used as rough guides to the life of the historical Jesus may not have a high level of historical accuracy, due to their not being direct firsthand accounts written during or soon after the life of Jesus. However, some scholars—predominantly Christian ones—argue that the key New Testament events have a high degree of historical reliability, and some also suggest earlier dates for the entire New Testament than those typically proposed. Although the exact level of the historical accuracy contained in these texts is disputed, the majority of scholars agree that Jesus did, at least, exist. http://www.bede.org.uk/price1.htm

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Divine nature - Miraculous events - Historical Jesus

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