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Jesus, also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity.
He is also called Jesus Christ, meaning "YHWH is salvation", the Anointed One, The Messiah.
Jesus is the supreme example of God's nature expressed through human beings.
He is a teacher and prophet whose life and teachings form the basis of Christianity. Christians believe Jesus to be the
Son of God and the Christ.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem and lived in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity .
He was The Prophet of the first century of our era; to Christians, Jesus Christ, the son of God, a person who was both
God and man, the Messiah sent by God to save the human race from the sin it inherited through the Fall of Man.
The story of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem is called the Nativity. He was conceived by the Virgin Mary through the power
of the Holy Spirit of God, laid in a manger after his birth in Bethlehem, and raised by Mary and her husband, Joseph in Nazareth.
As a boy of twelve, he went to the Temple in Jerusalem, where he astonished the teachers of the Mosaic law with his knowledge.
As a man, he chose the Twelve Apostles, with whom he traveled throughout his native Palestine teaching the word of God, healing
the sick, and performing miracles. He attracted many followers and also made many enemies for claiming to be the Messiah and
for failing to observe all Jewish laws. He was eventually betrayed by Judas Iscariot, condemned by Pontius Pilate, and crucified
by the Roman authorities who ruled his country. Christians believe that he rose again from the dead and that his Resurrection
maakes salvation possible. Christians also expect a Second Coming of Jesus.
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