The issue of the crucifixion and death of Jesus (Isa) is important to Muslims as they believe that Jesus will return before the end of time. Muslims believe Jesus was not crucified‚ but was raised bodily to heaven by God‚ a belief also found in the Gospel of Basilides. However‚ this view is disregarded as agnostic by Christians who only accept the 4 gospels contained in the New Testament as genuine. The other 28‚ seldom publicised‚ are viewed as heretical. Depending on the interpretation of the
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asking for forgiveness. What are some specific intellectual reasons people may reject the Christian gospel? Some specific reasons people may reject the Christian gospel would be the mere fact of non-belief of Jesus Christ and what his purpose was for. Islamic faith beliefs that Jesus was just another Prophet sent by God and that he was not the Great Messiah. His purpose of dying so that we may be saved is intellectually unsound to other religions. Some have a hard to believing that a man was
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what I have read‚ viewed‚ and learned about Jesus’ life. In the following piece I will be reviewing the following topics and how they coincide with my own life and experiences. The topics are as follow: Jesus’ Teachings‚ Miracles‚ and His Death and Resurrection. I have chosen these particular topics because I can relate to them in some spectrum of my life to the present day as well as the fact that I specifically admire what these topics entail. In Jesus Teachings (Matthew 5:9‚ NKJV)‚ “Blessed are
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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
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Jesus Christ is considered the Son‚ the Father‚ the Holy Ghost‚ and the Messiah‚ to millions of Christians around the world‚ but the debate still continues on whether or not Jesus is a rebel. A rebel is a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance to change the existing ideas or government. During his time‚ Jesus was a rebel‚ because he threatened the High Priest financial powers‚ and he challenged the upper class on how they treated the lower class and the social outcasts. The High Priest
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Christ in Majesty vs. Image with Christ Pantokrater: An Essay of Visual Analysis and Comparison From the dawn of Christianity‚ artists have drawn from Pagan traditions of the past by creating art to reflect teachings and to portray prominent figures of their religion. There have been countless renditions of Jesus Christ throughout the centuries; the son of God has been depicted in a variety of ways. With time‚ an evolution in the style of the representation of Christ inevitably took
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Victor Hugo‚ in Les Miserables‚ creates a Christ figure in the character of Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean is currently the mayor of a town after he runs away from his parole. His parole officer‚ Javert‚ is constantly on the lookout for him. One day‚ Valjean gets news that a man was captured and was going to appear before the judge because the man was framed as being Jean Valjean. Valjean is torn between letting the man take the punishment so that he could stay in his town and watch over his people
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Landmark 10/27/11 The Statue of Christ the Redeemer The statue of Christ the Redeemer at the top of the Corcovado Mountain‚ in the Tijuca National Forest in Brazil‚ represents the major faith of this South American country. Overlooking the city‚ it probably has one of the best views that can be found in Rio de Janeiro. The statue is currently 80 years old and has gone under several extensive renovations‚ which included adding an elevator in 2002. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is probably one of
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Gospels that tells the life story of Jesus Christ. The first six chapters of the book focus a great deal on Jesus and his life as he is traveling around and teaching. It is important to look at all of the actions taken by Jesus and deeply look into his teachings‚ because by doing these things we can understand more about him as a whole. By examining these first six chapters we can look into who Jesus was‚ and what kind of man he was here on the Earth. Jesus‚ as described in Mark‚ is the authoritative
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Jesus the Christ and Mohammed no two single men have touched more lives. They founded two related yet separate religions that today have seem to become the main stream of society around the world. In the year‚ “0” B.C. near the town of Bethlehem Jesus was born. Almost 600 years later in the town of Mecca the Prophet Mohammed was born. These two events changed the course of history for all humankind. Jesus’ life was ministry and death. Much of the early life of Jesus Christ is a mystery. The preponderance
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