Deity Figure Christianity
Jesus Christ
Iesus la Ἰησοῦς Χριστός grc ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ arc
Central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
- Child of God the Father and Mary
- Dated c. between 9 and 1 BCE – 7 April 30 CE
Overview
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)Wikidata record description. Read Jesus in the Wikipedia reader.
In 15 other languages
Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 12
Kinship in an account 9
- child of (father) child of: recorded as none
- child of (child) God the Father in Christianity, the first of the three persons of the Trinity, who begets the Son and from whom the Holy Spirit proceeds
- child of (child) Mary mother of Jesus Christ
- parent of (child) parent of: recorded as unknown
- parent of (child) parent of: recorded as none
- partner of (spouse) partner of: recorded as none
- partner of partner of: recorded as unknown
- sibling of sibling of: recorded as unknown
- sibling of James the Just Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
Family 3
Where Jesus Christ appears
- Written 631 CE
Qur’an
foundational Islamic religious text - Written 1st century CE
New Testament
second division of the Christian biblical canon - No date recorded
Gospel
book which describes the life and teachings of Jesus - Written 1830 CE
Book of Mormon
sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement - No date recorded
Miraculous catch of fish
two miracles of Jesus - No date recorded
Divine Principle
theological textbook of the Unification Church -
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns den Gotteszorn wandt ↗
Lutheran hymn - Written 1524 CE
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand
1524 sacred Song -
He Never Said a Mumblin' Word ↗
Negro Spiritual folk song
Later works that name Jesus Christ
Novels, plays and other later works that retell the figure.
- Written 1928 CE
The Master and Margarita
novel by Mikhail Bulgakov - Written 1971 CE
Jesus Christ Superstar
1971 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Also in films, games and series: Heaven, Incident in Judea, Jesus Christ Superstar, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Pilate and Others, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Master and Margarita, The Passion of the Christ
Recorded events
What Jesus Christ’s own record names in its history. None of the statements carries a date.
Recorded, with no date on the statement
Connections
Affiliation 3
Succession in office 2
Transmission 21
- founded Catholic Church largest Christian Church, made up of 24 autonomous Churches in communion with the Pope, part of the Latin Church aka Latin Christianity a.k.a. western Christianity
- founded Christianity Abrahamic monotheistic religion
- founded La Luz del Mundo Nontrinitarian Christian denomination with international headquarters in Mexico
- founded Nazarene sect of 4th-century Christianity described by Epiphanius of Salamis
- taught Ananias of Damascus one of the Seventy Disciples of Jesus
- taught Andrew the Apostle religious figure of the Christian faith
- taught Bartholomew the Apostle Christian apostle and martyr
- taught James the Just Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
- taught James, son of Alphaeus one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ
Show all 21
- taught John the Apostle apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple
- taught Judas Iscariot notable as betrayer of Jesus, one of Jesus's original twelve disciples
- taught Jude the Apostle one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus; traditionally identified with Jude the brother of Jesus
- taught Mary Magdalene follower of Jesus (–100)
- taught Matthew the Apostle Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
- taught Matthias the Apostle religious figure of the Christian faith
- taught Nathanael Follower of Jesus
- taught Philip the Apostle Christian saint and apostle
- taught Saint Peter apostle of Jesus Christ
- taught Simon the Zealot apostle of Jesus
- taught St. James the Elder one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
- taught Thomas the Apostle one of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament
Identification 12
- Christ Child Jesus as a child up to the age of 12
- Christ Jesus
- God the Son in Christianity, the second person of the Trinity, begotten by God the Father, incarnated as Jesus Christ
- historical Jesus Jesus as a historical person
- Jesus in Christianity Jesus, considered to be the Messiah and the Son of God in Christianity
- Jesus in Islam penultimate prophet and eschatological figure in Islam
- Jesus in Manichaeism Jesus considered to be one of the primary prophets and a redeeming and suffering cosmic figure in Manichaeism
- Jesus in the Bahá'í Faith Jesus as a Manifestation of God in the Baha'i faith
- Right hand of God symbol of omnipotence of God
Documented influence 5
- was influenced by John the Baptist 1st-century Jewish itinerant preacher (Bible)
- influenced Hannah Arendt German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
- influenced Jerome 4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church
- influenced Paul the Apostle Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
- influenced Santa Faustina Kowalska nun and saint from Poland (1905–1938)
More from Christianity
Its branches, councils, saints, offices and buildings — and where they stopped recognising each other.