Jesus
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
Summary
Jesus, also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and by various other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in the Roman province of Judaea. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians consider Jesus to be the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited messiah, or Christ, a descendant of the Davidic line prophesied in the Old Testament. Accounts of Jesus's life are contained in the Gospels, especially the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. Since the Enlightenment, academic research has produced various views on the historical reliability of the Gospels and the extent to which they reflect the historical Jesus, but virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.
Originally created by Dmerrill
11/21/2001, 4:11:12 PM
Modified
5/17/2026, 5:42:21 PM
Recent revisions
/* Historical views */ "likely" is weasel wording, and this is contested. I think it's better to state it unequivocally and attribute it, and place it in context with the rest of the discussion of the Bethlehem narrative.
/* Chronology */ added birthplace. Not addressed anywhere in the article.
previous was sufficient
/* See also */
Reverted edit by [[Special:Contribs/Protonprometheus|Protonprometheus]] ([[User talk:Protonprometheus|talk]]) to last version by Hazhk
Category:Jesuits Order or the Jesuits
revising last edit; I will restore the opening sentence as I think this change will be contentious.
/* top */ amend numbers according to [[MOS:NUMBERS]]. In the lead the usage of numbers is inconsistent: compare '1st-century' and 'eight days old', and 'forty days old' and '40 days and night'. I have no preference, but we need to be consistent! MOS states that numbers below 10 should be spelt.
Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/Moxy|Moxy]] ([[User talk:Moxy|talk]]): This sentence is currently under discission in a RFC on the talk page. Please discuss any changes there
/* top */ opps
/* top */ reword this so it makes sense to non followers....."God is son" is doctrine wording that most won't understand
Do not alter a statement that is currently under RfC. Restoring to pre-RfC version.
/* Christianity */ Add context and pg.
typo
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/* top */ let's get rid of this here; too much theologicing (probb
/* top */ moved sentence
/* top */ restored, per talk
