Jesus was a Jewish teacher from Nazareth in Galilee, born late in the reign of Herod the Great (probably c. 6–4 BC). After being baptized by John he preached the coming kingdom of God, gathered disciples, and became known as a healer and exorcist. He was crucified in Jerusalem under the prefect Pontius Pilate, most likely in 30 or AD 33.
Almost all historians accept that he lived, was baptized by John and was crucified by Roman authority; Paul’s letters, the Gospels, Josephus and Tacitus independently attest the core. His followers soon proclaimed that God had raised him from the dead and called him Messiah (Christ) and Lord. How he understood himself, and how far the Gospels preserve his words, remain matters of study and of faith.
This archive gathers what was written and made about him: the New Testament, other early gospels, Roman and Jewish witnesses, the Church Fathers, archaeology, the Qur’an and modern church statements. Every page here concerns him, so he is not linked by name-matching.
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