Jesus of Nazareth

  Jesus Christ also referred as Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of Christianity. He was born around 7 and 3 BC in Bethlehem, Judea as a Jew and was raised in Nazareth -northern Judea-. He was baptized -sins washed away- by a prophet known as John the Baptist. As a young man, he took up the trade of carpentry. He started teaching around age of 30 and claimed to be the new Messiah, king. Many didn't believe in him and Jewish leaders taught he was challenging their authority however he had enough power and followers to seen as a threat for the Roman Empire. It is believed that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born a virgin, performed miracles, founded the Church, died by crucifixion as a sacrifice to achieve expiation, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven.The great majority of Christians worship him as the incarnation of God the Son -Christianity defines God as three persons or expressions:The Father,The Son(Jesus Christ)and the Holy Spirit, this is called a Divine Trinity-.