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Overview

Jesus of Nazareth commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

. Most Christian denomination

Christian denomination

A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity. In the Orthodox tradition, Churches are divided often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions. Technically, divisions between one group and...

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venerate him as God the Son

God the Son

God the Son is the second person of the Trinity in Christian theology. The doctrine of the Trinity identifies Jesus of Nazareth as God the Son, united in essence but distinct in person with regard to God the Father and God the Holy Spirit...

incarnated

Incarnation (Christianity)

The Incarnation in traditional Christianity is the belief that Jesus Christ the second person of the Trinity, also known as God the Son or the Logos , "became flesh" by being conceived in the womb of a woman, the Virgin Mary, also known as the Theotokos .The Incarnation is a fundamental theological...

and believe that he rose from the dead

Resurrection of Jesus

The Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus states that Jesus returned to bodily life on the third day following his death by crucifixion. It is a key element of Christian faith and theology and part of the Nicene Creed: "On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures"...

after being crucified

Crucifixion of Jesus

The crucifixion of Jesus and his ensuing death is an event that occurred during the 1st century AD. Jesus, who Christians believe is the Son of God as well as the Messiah, was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally executed on a cross...

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The principal sources of information regarding Jesus are the four canonical gospels,
and most biblical scholars

Biblical criticism

Biblical criticism is the scholarly "study and investigation of Biblical writings that seeks to make discerning judgments about these writings." It asks when and where a particular text originated; how, why, by whom, for whom, and in what circumstances it was produced; what influences were at work...

find them useful for reconstructing Jesus' life and teachings.

Discussions

Jesus is not the savior

Strong Delusions From God

Die To The Old Testament Law

Self Defense

Jesus and Trinity related to religious pluralism

"You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." -Jesus Christ

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Quotations

Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

3:15 (KJV) Said to John the Baptist|John the Baptist.

It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

4:4 (KJV) Said to Satan.

It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

4:7 (KJV) Said to Satan.

Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

4:10 (KJV) Said to Satan.

Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

4:17 (KJV)

Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

4:19 (KJV) Said to Peter and Andrew.

You have heard that it was said, "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth." But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

5:38-41 (NIV)

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