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Jesus Christ

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Jesus Christ. Jesus of Nazareth is called by His followers ‘ Christ ’, i.e. (God's) Messiah or anointed one. He was apparently born shortly before the death in 4 BC of Herod the Great and was executed in or around AD 30 after condemnation by Pontius Pilate (on dates, see CHRONOLOGY, BIBLICAL ).

The Gospel of St Mark ( c. AD 70) reports His Baptism by St John the Baptist, His Temptation in the desert, and a ministry of preaching, teaching, and healing in Galilee and Judaea . The ...

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Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ ( c. 6 BC– c. 30 AD) The central figure of CHRISTIANITY , believed by his followers to be the Son of God, of one essence with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit (the doctrine of the Trinity). The Gospels of the New Testament are the main sources of information about Jesus. ...

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Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ According to Christian belief, a Hebrew preacher (believed active 1st century ad ) who founded the religion of Christianity , hailed and worshipped by his followers as the Son of God. Knowledge of Jesus' life is based mostly on the biblical gospels of St Matthew , St Mark , and ...

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