Jesus

Jesus ( /ˈdʒiːzəs/; Latin: Iesus; Hebrew: ישוע; Arabic: عيسى‎ Isa or يَسُوعَ Yasū‘ Greek: Ἰησοῦς Iēsous; 7-2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE), also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of theChristianity, whom a majority of Christian denominations worship as God the Son incarnated.
Virtually all scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed.[11][12][13][14][15][16] Most scholars holdthat Jesus was a Jewish teacher from Galilee in Roman Judaea, was baptized by John the Baptist, and was crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman Prefect, Pontius Pilate.[8][17][14] Scholarshave offered competing descriptions and portraits of Jesus, which at times share a number of overlapping attributes, such as a rabbi, a charismatic healer, the leader of an apocalyptic movement,Messiah, a sage and philosopher, or a social reformer who preached of the "Kingdom of God" as a means for personal and egalitarian social transformation.[18][19][20][21] Scholars have correlated the NewTestament accounts with non-Christian historical records to arrive at an estimated chronology of Jesus' life.[3][5][22][23]
Christians hold Jesus to be the awaited Messiah of the Old Testament and referto him as Jesus Christ or simply as Christ,[24][25] a name that is also used secularly. Christians believe that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, performed miracles, foundedthe Church, died sacrificially by crucifixion to achieve atonement, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, from which he will return.[26] The majority of Christians worship Jesus as theincarnation of God the Son, and the Second Person of the Holy Trinity.[27] A few Christian groups reject Trinitarianism, wholly or partly, as non-scriptural.[27][28]
In Islam, Jesus (commonly transliteratedas Isa) is considered one of God's important prophets.[29][30] In Islam, Jesus is a bringer of scripture, and the product of a virgin birth, but not the victim of crucifixion. Judaism rejects the...