historical life of jesus
The historical Jesus
Jesus Christ was born in 2-6 BCE in Bethlehem, Judea and he was the child of a peasant woman. Jesus was an uneducated man, he never went to college, had no family and worked as a carpenter up until he was 30 years old but more importantly he never wrote a book, which draws the question ‘ how do we know so much about Jesus’ life? There is very little written about Jesus’ early life. Most of Jesus’ life is told through the four Gospels of the New Testament Bible, known as the Canonical gospels, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Jesus became a travelling preacher; however he never travelled too far from his homeland and never did anything extraordinary. As Jesus continued preaching about the kingdom of God, the crowds grew larger and began to proclaim him as the son of David and as the Messiah. The four gospels agree that Jesus' first act was to be baptized by John the Baptist, a charismatic and ascetic figure who called people to repentance and baptized those who responded. This event marked the beginning of Jesus' ministry. (Some have also theorized it was at that moment the human Jesus became divine)
Jesus then spent from one to three years teaching and working miracles among his disciples and before large crowds. His recorded miracles included turning water to wine, walking on water, cursing a fig tree, healing the sick, multiplying a small meal to feed a crowd, casting out demons, and even raising a man from the dead.. It was not long before public opinion turned against him, even his friend turned against him and within a short period he was turned over to his enemies, was taken to the high court where he was mocked, beaten and condemned for claiming to be the Son of God. He was brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. The priests accused Jesus of claiming to be the King of the Jews and asked that he be condemned to death.
Jesus was brutally tortured and then hung by his hands, which were nailed to a
Jesus Christ was born in 2-6 BCE in Bethlehem, Judea and he was the child of a peasant woman. Jesus was an uneducated man, he never went to college, had no family and worked as a carpenter up until he was 30 years old but more importantly he never wrote a book, which draws the question ‘ how do we know so much about Jesus’ life? There is very little written about Jesus’ early life. Most of Jesus’ life is told through the four Gospels of the New Testament Bible, known as the Canonical gospels, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Jesus became a travelling preacher; however he never travelled too far from his homeland and never did anything extraordinary. As Jesus continued preaching about the kingdom of God, the crowds grew larger and began to proclaim him as the son of David and as the Messiah. The four gospels agree that Jesus' first act was to be baptized by John the Baptist, a charismatic and ascetic figure who called people to repentance and baptized those who responded. This event marked the beginning of Jesus' ministry. (Some have also theorized it was at that moment the human Jesus became divine)
Jesus then spent from one to three years teaching and working miracles among his disciples and before large crowds. His recorded miracles included turning water to wine, walking on water, cursing a fig tree, healing the sick, multiplying a small meal to feed a crowd, casting out demons, and even raising a man from the dead.. It was not long before public opinion turned against him, even his friend turned against him and within a short period he was turned over to his enemies, was taken to the high court where he was mocked, beaten and condemned for claiming to be the Son of God. He was brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. The priests accused Jesus of claiming to be the King of the Jews and asked that he be condemned to death.
Jesus was brutally tortured and then hung by his hands, which were nailed to a