The Religious Statuary J Section. Jesus

According to the sources outside of the bible any doubts about the actual existence of Jesus unfounded.

Pietro Cavallini: Jesus' birth, Mosaic, 1291, in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome
Jesus was during the reign of Roman emperor Augustus was born (Gospel of Luke 2, 1), ie between 31 BC and 14 AD is difficult, however, the exact year of birth to determine. Gospel According to Matthew 2, 1 and Gospel of Luke 1, 5 dropped its birth in the reign of Herod the Great, the 4th BC died. The tax collection, the parents of Jesus according to the report of the Gospel of Luke led to Bethlehem (2, 1), found only in the year 6 / 7 AD, after the also mentioned Quirinus also only 6 AD's office had also found this place only in Judea, is not recognized as citizens of Joseph of Nazareth in Galilee. As a Christmas star, according to the Gospel of Matthew (2, 2) the three wise men to Jesus led, there was an encounter of Saturn and Jupiter in May, then in October and again in December of the year 7 BC, and its illumination of the tip of the Zodiaklichtes on 27 November in the year 7 BC, was particularly impressive. Recent studies at the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy than likely, a in the spring of the year 5th BC in the constellation eagle illuminating Nova was the "Star of Bethlehem" was. If we consider the history of the birth of Luke regarded as legendary, is the likely birth date is the spring 5 v. Chr

Guido Reni: Joseph with the Christ-child, to 1635, in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg
Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of Luke tell of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. The oldest gospel, that of Mark, is familiar with this tradition and not only speaks of his hometown Nazareth (Mark's Gospel 1, 24, 6, 1, etc.), just keep it the Gospel of John (1, 45). The stories in Matthew and Luke as the Gospel faith statements about the shaft and son David Messianit�t Jesus to understand: David was born in Bethlehem and after Micah comes from here, "the rulers of Israel should be, its origin (but) is in the prehistoric" (5, 2).

The pedigree of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke (3, 23 - 38), the descent of Jesus through Joseph as the father to David and to Abraham, and further back to Adam, similar to the Gospel of Matthew (1, 1-17) and in the oldest tradition, the with Paul in Romans (1, 3); Paul also explicitly states that "God sent his Son, born of a woman" (Galatians 4, 4). Even the story of the birth of Luke is of course assumed that Mary and Joseph's parents are Jesus (Gospel of Luke 2, 4f).

Very soon, however, the tradition was born of the virgin birth by Mary, with the divinity of Jesus out to be. Matthew says, therefore, somewhat awkward by the appearance of the angel in the dream of Joseph (Matthew 1, 18-25). The other stories around the birth of Jesus has no theological and historical significance: the famous "Christmas story" of the Gospel of Luke (2, 1-20) with the proclamation of the angels and the visit of the shepherds in the stable, which makes clear that Jesus especially to the people on the fringes of society has been sent, and the narratives of Matthew from the visit of the Magi and the Child murder (Matthew 2, 1-12 16-18), the universal claims of Jesus and his healing historical significance in mind are so also the report of the escape to Egypt (Matthew 2, 13-15), the Jesus with the fate and the healing significance == Moses connects.

From childhood and youth of Jesus, we know nothing, even by its appearance or character is not survived - the Shroud of Turin can not help as well. That he was in Nazareth, in simple peasant relationships grew, first-born son as his father's profession, and learned the building along with four brothers - one of which James and Simon later for the young church were important - and several sisters grew up, says the Gospel of Mark ( 6, 3). Only the Gospel of Luke tells the story of the idealized 12-year-old Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem, if his knowledge of the Bible attracted attention (2, 41 - 47). Because of Joseph then is no question it is presumed that he died early, and Jesus as the eldest son had responsibility as head of the family breadwinner and worn.

Gerard David: John baptizes Jesus, the central part of the triptych by Jean Tromp, 1505, in Groeninge museum in Bruges
Jesus was then aged about 30 years (Gospel of Luke 3, 23) in contact with John the Baptist in the first year 28 occurred (Gospel of Luke 3, 1). Perhaps Jesus himself lived for some time as a companion John, of which he is baptized in the Jordan (Mark's Gospel 1, 9), in any event were some of the disciples before Jesus' disciple John (Gospel of John 1, 37). Soon Jesus himself came out with his message: "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is genaht; do penance and believe" (Mark's Gospel 1, 15). With this message he came to the Jews at the time blazing expected turnaround time of liberation from the yoke of Roman rule, oppression and exploitation and the coming of the Promised Messiah. Unlike John called Jesus but not the people in the desert, out of their everyday lives and in ascetic B��erleben, but he went to them and with them: he wanted not only to reverse to warn, but to the people the salvation message in word and deed encouraging........