Jesus Of Nazareth Research Paper

No one can see the kingdom of God. Really? Is the kingdom of God somewhere out there where no one can see it? is it mystical? this is not what Jesus is saying.

Two thousand years ago, the birth of Jesus, arguably the most influential man the world has ever seen, altered history forever. Christians know him as the Messiah, the son of God who came to save all of mankind, and for others, he may just be a great teacher and person of history. It is the latter that Reza Aslan attempts to shed an unbiased light on by comparing the Jesus that modern Christians believe in to the Jesus that Aslan believes would have fit into first-century Palestine: a violet revolutionary, dedicated to the eradication of the Roman government in Israel and the deposition of the rich priestly class. Aslan paints a portrayal of Jesus using knowledge of the time period, Scripture that has been taken out of context and misinterpreted, and most of all, the author’s imagination and powerful rhetoric to cover up his faulty argumentation. In his book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, Reza Aslan recreates an interesting but purely speculative image of the historical Jesus through exploring the political and social history of first-century Palestine, the life and teachings of Jesus, and the development of early Christianity.

On September 8, 2015, I have decided to interview my cousin Sally Chia about her relationship with Jesus. My cousin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is 28 years old. She currently lives in Las Vegas and works as a pharmacist. I chose to interview her because I figured she had a close relationship with Jesus. This is because when I was growing up she was the one who taught me about Jesus and his teachings. I have known my cousin Sally all my life, which is for about 14 years. During the interview I asked questions about her own personal relationship with God, and she answered my questions with great answers.

Today we want to look at the causality that took place in the Garden Tomb during the 6 day war.

Once upon a time, in a far off land lived a man named Jesus. Jesus was the Son of God. His mother was named Mary, and his earthly father was Joseph. Joseph was of the line of King David, whose line of heritage was traced back all the way to Adam and Eve. Jesus lived a life of ridicule, judgement, spirituality, love, joy, faith, and holiness. He had the power to heal the sick and paralyzed, give sight to the blind, speech to the mute, and life to the dead. This may very well sound like a fairy tale, but all of this was as true and real as you and me. Jesus was the living proof of God, and was literally God on earth. Jesus was perfect in every way, and was without sin; yet the Pharisees did not like what Jesus was preaching and accused him of

For the Glory of God, we are created: and that we may worship Him wholeheartedly, He provides our needs on a daily basis.

Over the years authors and movie producers have found great interest on displaying their desire to explain or narrate various versions of the story of Jesus. The story of Jesus has a great and vast audience ranging from young children to the older generations. Therefore I shall be talking about my observations from the movies

I.N.R.I. can mean different things depending on the language it is written in and how you interpret it. Regardless of which meaning you choose, the concept that Jesus is the king remains the same. According to the gospels, when Jesus began his ministry, he didn’t publicly call himself the Messiah and he even warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. Despite his discretion, his cures and teachings began to attract crowds. Many people of Galilee started to believe that he was the Messiah. With this following, Jesus, decided to attend the Passover Festival in Jerusalem. While at the festival, he got so angry at dishonest merchants that he launched an attack at them. The Jewish leaders saw the crowds that gathered and

There were at least two reasons why I believe Jesus did not answer Pilate’s question, “Are you the King of the Jews?” This charge against Jesus could involve a challenge to the authority of Rome, so Pilate asked a direct question about Jesus’ kingship (Knight 2001, pg. 230).” Many times in the past there had been confusion as to Jesus’ kingship. The kind of kingship Jesus had was so very different and not just being king of the Jews. Thus, had Jesus admitted to being the King of the Jews in court, he would have admitted to being the King, which many were looking for, one who would provide deliverance against Rome and all of Israel’s adversaries. Had Jesus verbalized, “no,” he would have been lying. By the same token, it had been established,

Two of the most controversial facets of the historical Jesus’ ministry are the concepts of his roles as an apocalyptic prophet as well as an exorcist. These two aspects are controversial due to their complex and extreme nature. The assertion that the historical Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet has been highly contested amongst a variety of scholars such as E.P Sanders, Albert Schweitzer, Bart Ehrman and many others. Jesus’ apocalyptic proclamations consisted of the declaration of the arrival of the Kingdom of God, which will spark the cosmic battle between good and evil. In addition, Jesus’ role as an exorcist was a significant aspect of his work. During his ministry over 2000 years ago, Jesus performed exorcisms to heal an individual who has

Who is Jesus? The answer to this question is a crucial point that plays a key role in why Jesus was killed. Finding information about Jesus of Nazareth is actually fairly easy, because Christianity, which was founded on the teachings and lessons of Jesus, takes up around a third of the world’s population with its members (Sheler 1). Conversely, the hard part comes when faced with the question; Is this information accurate? The Christians back then, and still, today believe that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah that God had sent to save them from sin and death. “He walked out of the Judean desert nearly 2,000 years ago, an unknown itinerant preacher, proclaiming to all who would listen that the Kingdom of God was at hand. It was said that

Jesus is known as the son of God in Christianity. Jesus lived about 2,000 years ago (5th or 6th B.C.) and is believed to be the Messiah, the son of God and God in the flesh who was crucified for the sins of the world, buried and rose from the dead. Other religions believe he is one of the major prophets and not the son of God. Jesus is one of the most influential person in the world. The bible is a book written about the life of Jesus. Jesus lived an exceptional, moral life free of transgressions, performed miracles, and taught others by example. Christians are waiting for him to return to Earth to defeat the enemy (Satan) and bring a new Earth with everyone living together with God in peace and

Before God created people, it was just God and the earth. There was not any living forms, until God wanted to create life, so he could share a relationship with us. God then created Adam and Eve, the true depiction of Himself. God told them not to eat from an apple tree, Eve gave into sin and ate an apple from the tree. That was the first time someone sinned in the world, and it was then that God knew that He had to send a Messiah to earth to die for our sins. That Messiah was Jesus, he came to earth to die for our sins and show people the human form of God. “God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.” (Job 35:6) Jesus is firm in his purpose to

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord" (Colossians 3:16). God’s word should dwell in us to provide wisdom as the preceding scripture infers. We must be able to teach the word in season and out of season (2nd Tim. 42) to warn others of the things that may lead them down a path of destruction for their lives.

Doing the pilgrimage made me question things that Catholics do, especially with respect to figuring out what is tradition versus what our faith calls us to do. The single that impacted me the most was seeing the thorns, nails and pieces of the cross in the Holy Church of Jerusalem. It made me think of the pain Jesus had to go through to pay for our sins, and the fact that Jesus chose to do this for us. All my life I have known about the cross and what it meant. But there is a difference between knowing and understanding. Our pilgrimage brought that home for me. Now I understand the sacrifice Jesus made for us, and I understand how much his followers went through to begin and sustain the Christian church.