Jesus
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
b. c. 0s BC · d. 7 Apr 30
Jesus, also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and by various other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in the Roman province of Judaea. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most branches of Christianity consider Jesus the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah or Christ. Accounts of Jesus's life are contained in the Gospels, especially the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. Since the Enlightenment, academic research has produced various views on the historical reliability of the Gospels and the extent to which they reflect the historical Jesus, but virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.
Related people
- John the Baptist baptized by
- Mary, mother of Jesus child of · traditional
- John the Baptist influenced by · traditional
- Joachim relative of · traditional
- John the Baptist relative of · traditional
- Adam relative of · traditional
- Abraham relative of · traditional
- Simon (brother of Jesus) sibling of · traditional
- Simon the Zealot teacher of
- Nathanael (follower of Jesus) teacher of · traditional
- James the Just teacher of · traditional
- Saint Peter teacher of
- Ananias of Damascus teacher of · traditional
- Andrew the Apostle teacher of
- Matthew the Apostle teacher of
- Thomas the Apostle teacher of
- Philip the Apostle teacher of
- Jude the Apostle teacher of
- Bartholomew the Apostle teacher of
- James, son of Zebedee teacher of
- John the Apostle teacher of
- Matthias teacher of
- James, son of Alphaeus teacher of
- Mary Magdalene teacher of · traditional
- Judas Iscariot teacher of
- Jerome influenced · traditional
- Paul the Apostle influenced · traditional
- Saint Joseph relative of · traditional
- Saint Anne relative of · traditional
- Elizabeth relative of · traditional
- Simon the Zealot sender of · traditional
- Saint Peter sender of · traditional
- Ananias of Damascus sender of
- Andrew the Apostle sender of · traditional
- Matthew the Apostle sender of · traditional
- Thomas the Apostle sender of · traditional
- Philip the Apostle sender of · traditional
- Jude the Apostle sender of · traditional
- Bartholomew the Apostle sender of · traditional
- James, son of Zebedee sender of · traditional
Works
- The Sermon on the Mount c. AD 28
- The Parable of the Prodigal Son
- The Parable of the Good Samaritan
- The Beatitudes c. AD 28
- The Marriage at Cana
- The Feeding of the Five Thousand
- The Parable of the Ten Virgins
- The Parable of the Sower
- The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
- The Transfiguration
- The Raising of Lazarus
- The Rich Man and Lazarus
- The Parable of the Lost Coin
- The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
- Walking on the Water
- The Parable of the Lost Sheep
- The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
- The Miraculous Catch of Fish
- Healing the Centurion's Servant
- The Parable of the Rich Fool
- The Raising of Jairus' Daughter
- The Calming of the Storm
- The Parable of the Friend at Night
- The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
- The Parable of the Great Banquet
- Healing the Man Born Blind
- The Parable of the Unjust Steward
- The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
- The Parable of the Mustard Seed
- The Parable of the Talents
- The Parable of the Persistent Widow
- The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
- The Parable of the Leaven
- The Sheep and the Goats
- The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
- The Parable of the Pearl
- The Parable of the Two Sons
- Raising the Son of the Widow of Nain
- The Parable of the Two Debtors
- Healing the Woman with the Issue of Blood
Events
- Annunciation -6
- Nativity of Jesus -5
- Circumcision of Jesus -5
- Presentation in the Temple -5
- Adoration of the Magi -5
- Flight into Egypt -4
- return from Egypt -3
- Finding in the Temple 7
- Baptism of Jesus 28
- Temptation in the Wilderness 28
- The Calling of the First Disciples 28
- Marriage at Cana 28
- Nicodemus comes by night 28
- The woman at the well 28
- The Call of Matthew 28
- Calling of the Twelve 28
- Sermon on the Mount 28
- Sending of the Twelve 29
- Feeding of the Five Thousand 29
- Walking on the Water 29
- Confession of Peter 29
- Transfiguration 29
- Sending of the Seventy 29
- Martha and Mary at home 29
- The women who followed and provided 29
- The rejection at Nazareth 29
- Raising of Lazarus 30
- The council resolves to kill Jesus 30
- Zacchaeus at Jericho 30
- Anointing at Bethany 30
- triumphal entry into Jerusalem 30
- Cleansing of the Temple 30
- Christ washing the Disciples' feet 30
- Last Supper 30
- Agony in Gethsemane 30
- Arrest of Jesus 30
- Trial before the Sanhedrin 30
- Trial before Herod 30
- Trial before Pilate 30
- Veronica wipes the face of Jesus 30
Commemorated
- The Theophany — the Baptism of the Lord
- The Meeting of the Lord in the Temple
- The Transfiguration
- The Nativity of the Lord
- Bright Week
- Good Friday
- Holy Saturday
- Holy Thursday
- Pascha — the Resurrection of the Lord
- Pentecost
- The Ascension of the Lord
- The Entry into Jerusalem — Palm Sunday
- The Circumcision of the Lord
Places
- Bethlehem nativity
- Jerusalem ministry
- Egypt refuge
- Nazareth ministry
- Bethany beyond the Jordan baptism
- Judaean Desert retreat
- Cana ministry
- Capernaum residence
- Nain ministry
- Bethsaida ministry
- Sea of Galilee travel
- Tyre travel
- Sidon travel
- Caesarea Philippi ministry
- Mount Tabor retreat
- Sychar ministry
- Jericho travel
- Bethany residence
- Gethsemane passion
- Calvary death
- Holy Sepulchre burial
- Emmaus appearance
- empty tomb burial
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre burial
- Garden Tomb burial
- Talpiot Tomb burial
- Galilee residence
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Gospel of Matthew 15 claims — Adoration of the Magi; Flight into Egypt; return from Egypt
- Gospel of John 13 claims — The Calling of the First Disciples; Marriage at Cana; Nicodemus comes by night
- Gospel of Luke 13 claims — Annunciation; Nativity of Jesus; Circumcision of Jesus
- Gospel of Mark 7 claims — Baptism of Jesus; Calling of the Twelve; Feeding of the Five Thousand
- The Golden Legend 1 claim — Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
- OrthodoxWiki 1 claim — Harrowing of Hades
Written about
- Christ the Redeemer
- Gospel
- Gospel of Judas 2nd century
- Benedictus
- Gospel of Barnabas
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- The Man from Earth
- Salvator Mundi
- The Chosen
- The King of Kings
- Cristo de la Concordia
- cultural depictions of Jesus
- Flagellation of Christ
- Čajniče Gospel
- Christ the King statue
- historicity of Jesus
- The Life of Our Lord
- Jesus in Christianity
- Hundred Guilder Print
- Christ as the Suffering Redeemer
Glosses
- Adam at the root Luke's genealogy runs the descent of Jesus back past Abraham to Adam, and that is why the fall of man sits in this dataset at all: the tradition's own reckoning of the succession begins there. It is kept as tradition…
- Why there is no year zero Reckoning the Easter tables in 525, Dionysius Exiguus refused to go on numbering the years by Diocletian the persecutor and counted from the incarnation instead — and he began at 1, because Roman arithmetic had no zero…
- Seventy, or seventy-two The manuscripts of Luke 10 divide almost evenly between seventy and seventy-two, and the division is ancient — both readings were current before any surviving list of names was drawn up. The lists themselves came later…
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- The earliest 25 December An almanac made at Rome in 354 for a Christian named Valentinus carries, among the days of the martyrs, one line that is not a martyr: VIII kal. Ian. natus Christus in Betleem Iudeae — the eighth day before the kalends…
- What the pilgrim of 333 was actually shown The earliest surviving description of the holy places was written by an anonymous traveller from Bordeaux in 333, while Constantine’s churches were going up, and it is far barer than what has been built on it. Golgotha…