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{{Infobox person|name=Jesus Christ|birth_date=6 to 4 BC|birth_place=[[Herodian kingdom]], [[Roman Empire]]|death_date=AD 30 or 33 (aged 33–38)|death_place=[[Jerusalem]], [[Judaea]], Roman Empire|death_cause=Crucifixion|known=Central figure of [[Christianity]]
{{Infobox person|name=Jesus Christ|birth_date=6 to 4 BC|birth_place=[[Herodian kingdom]], [[Roman Empire]]|death_date=AD 30 or 33 (aged 33–38)|death_place=[[Jerusalem]], [[Judaea]], Roman Empire|death_cause=Crucifixion|known=Central figure of [[Christianity]]<br>Major prophet in [[Islam]] and [[Druze Faith]]|image=CompositeJesus.jpg|caption=It is unknown what Jesus actually looked like, Christians just prefer to portray him as white despite him being from [[Western Asia]]}}
Major prophet in [[Islam]] and [[Druze Faith]]|image=CompositeJesus.jpg|caption=It is unknown what Jesus actually looked like, Christians just prefer to portray him as white despite him being from [[Western Asia]]}}


'''Jesus Christ''' was a first century [[Judaism|Jewish]] religious leader who is the central figure of [[Christianity]], who they believe to be the son of [[God]]. Despite claiming him as their founder the Christian church follows very few of Jesus' actual teachings preferring to invoke his name as an authority figure when carrying out their own agenda. It is entirely possible that Jesus is mythological but regardless of whether there was a person called Jesus the details of his life were certainly fabricated given that the stories in the [[Bible]] contain numerous claims that were not scientifically possible.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Valerie Tarico|newspaper=Rawstory|title=Here are 5 reasons to suspect Jesus never existed|date=2015-12-15|url=https://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/here-are-5-reasons-to-suspect-jesus-never-existed/}}</ref>
'''Jesus Christ''' was a first century [[Judaism|Jewish]] religious leader who is the central figure of [[Christianity]], who they believe to be the son of [[God]]. Despite claiming him as their founder the Christian church follows very few of Jesus' actual teachings preferring to invoke his name as an authority figure when carrying out their own agenda. It is entirely possible that Jesus is mythological but regardless of whether there was a person called Jesus the details of his life were certainly fabricated given that the stories in the [[Bible]] contain numerous claims that were not scientifically possible.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Valerie Tarico|newspaper=Rawstory|title=Here are 5 reasons to suspect Jesus never existed|date=2015-12-15|url=https://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/here-are-5-reasons-to-suspect-jesus-never-existed/}}</ref>

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Jesus Christ
It is unknown what Jesus actually looked like, Christians just prefer to portray him as white despite him being from Western Asia
Born6 to 4 BC
Herodian kingdom, Roman Empire
DiedAD 30 or 33 (aged 33–38)
Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire
Cause of deathCrucifixion
Known forCentral figure of Christianity
Major prophet in Islam and Druze Faith


Jesus Christ was a first century Jewish religious leader who is the central figure of Christianity, who they believe to be the son of God. Despite claiming him as their founder the Christian church follows very few of Jesus' actual teachings preferring to invoke his name as an authority figure when carrying out their own agenda. It is entirely possible that Jesus is mythological but regardless of whether there was a person called Jesus the details of his life were certainly fabricated given that the stories in the Bible contain numerous claims that were not scientifically possible.[1]

Historical vs Mythological

The only accounts of Jesus' life can be found in the Bible, and these accounts were likely not written by eyewitnesses given they were written long after his death and later twisted even more as the writers saw fit. These writings alone make it difficult to say either one way or the other whether Jesus existed given that this apparent holy book is the only account, there are not even any birth or death records of Jesus. If there was a person named Jesus who was a Jewish preacher then the conflicting accounts in the Bible are still unlikely to be an accurate biography given they describe impossible events such as miracles, a virgin birth and coming back from the dead.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Valerie Tarico (2015-12-15). "Here are 5 reasons to suspect Jesus never existed" Rawstory.