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Jesus
First-century Jewish preacher and the central figure of Christianity
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See every claimJesus, also called Jesus of Nazareth and Jesus Christ, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in the Roman province of Judaea and is the central figure of Christianity 112. Most scholars date his birth to between 6 and 4 BC and his death to AD 30 or 33, when he was crucified on the order of the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate 113. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that he existed historically, though academic research has produced various views on how far the Gospels reflect the historical figure 1. Most branches of Christianity consider him the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah 112. Mainstream Judaism rejects the belief that he was the awaited messiah, and Islam regards him as the messiah and a prophet but not as God or the son of God 1.
Name and titles
#Ancient Jews usually had only one name. When greater specificity was needed, it was customary to add the father's name or place of origin, so in his lifetime Jesus was called Jesus son of Joseph or Jesus of Nazareth 12. The English name derives, through Greek and Latin, from the Hebrew Yehoshua, shortened to Yeshua, meaning "Yahweh saves" 1.
"Christ" was originally a title rather than a name. It derives from the Greek christos, which translates the Hebrew term meshiah (Messiah), meaning "the anointed one" 112.
Sources
#Accounts of Jesus's life are contained in the Gospels, especially the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament 1. Under the widely held theory of Marcan priority, Mark was written first (AD 60–75), followed by Matthew (AD 65–85), Luke (AD 65–95) and John (AD 75–100) 1. Most scholars hold that Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source 1.
The scholarly consensus is that the Gospels are a form of ancient biography, though this view has critics 1. Since the Enlightenment, academic research has produced various views on their historical reliability 1.
Bart Ehrman has said the Gospels are Christian writings that are "obviously and understandably biased" and must be evaluated very critically. He adds that their central claims about Jesus as a historical figure are borne out by later sources with a completely different set of biases 13. A report of a 2025 conference talk summarises Mark Goodacre as arguing that the Gospels were written to persuade people that Jesus was the Messiah, and describes them as propaganda 6. That characterisation rests on a single secondary report.
Non-Christian sources include the historians Josephus and Tacitus 113. Louis Feldman stated that "few have doubted the genuineness" of the reference to Jesus in book 20 of Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews 1.
Tacitus, writing around AD 116, recorded that "Christus, the founder of the name, was put to death by Pontius Pilate, procurator of Judea in the reign of Tiberius" 13. Scholars generally regard this reference as authentic and of historical value 1. Pliny the Younger wrote to Emperor Trajan that early Christians would "sing hymns to Christ as to a god", and some scholars believe Suetonius's mention of "Chrestus" refers to Jesus 13.
There is no definitive physical or archaeological evidence of Jesus's existence 13. Archaeologists have, however, found remains at Nazareth, including a rock-hewn courtyard house, tombs and a cistern, and physical evidence of Roman crucifixions 13.
Life according to the New Testament
#According to Christian tradition, as represented in the Gospels and Acts, Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist as a young adult and began his public ministry after 40 days and nights of fasting in the wilderness 1. Christian theology holds that he was born of a virgin named Mary 1. The Gospels name four brothers, James, Joses, Judas and Simon 1. Mark 6:3 calls Jesus a tektōn, traditionally translated "carpenter" but also able to mean a builder or craftsman 1.
He was an itinerant teacher whom his followers believed to possess divine authority in interpreting Jewish law 1. He often debated other Jews, most commonly the Pharisees and Sadducees, about how best to follow God. He also engaged in healings, taught in parables, and gathered followers, twelve of whom he appointed as apostles 1. The Synoptic Gospels set most of his ministry in Galilee, whereas John places it mainly in and around Jerusalem 1.
According to the New Testament accounts, he was arrested in Jerusalem, tried by the Sanhedrin, handed over to the Roman authorities, and crucified on the order of Pontius Pilate 1. In Christian theology, the Resurrection is the event in which Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his death, and this belief became the foundation of the early Christian Church 1.
Chronology
#Most scholars place Jesus's birth between 6 and 4 BC and agree that he died in AD 30 or 33 1. Astronomical calculations of Passover have most widely favoured 7 April AD 30 or 3 April AD 33 for the crucifixion 1. Pilate was prefect of Judaea from AD 26 to 36 1.
Other reference works give somewhat different dates. Britannica dates his death to about AD 30 12. The Jewish Encyclopedia places his birth at Nazareth about 2 BC and his execution in March or April of AD 29 17.
Historicity and the quest for the historical Jesus
#Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically 1. Most modern scholars regard his baptism and crucifixion as historical 1.
Mythicism, the view that Jesus did not exist, is held by a small minority of scholars 1. Bart Ehrman, who describes himself as an agnostic, wrote Did Jesus Exist? (2012) to rebut the mythicist position 11.
A 2026 article in Free Inquiry argued that, given the paucity of historical evidence, there likely never will be a way to establish definitively that Jesus existed as a human person. It added that the mythicist contention cannot be proved either and is "entirely speculative" 4.
Scholars disagree over the birth narratives. E. P. Sanders and Marcus Borg regard them as ahistorical, while Gerd Theissen and Annette Merz conclude that Jesus was born in Nazareth 1. Conservative scholars such as Ben Witherington argue that the narratives trace back to earlier traditions 1.
Views on the miracle reports also differ. John P. Meier argues that total fabrication of the miracle traditions by the early church is practically impossible 1. Paul J. Achtemeier argues that such deeds were not unique in the ancient world and seemed ambiguous even to eyewitnesses 1.
Competing scholarly portraits
#John Dominic Crossan's The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant (1991) contrasts sharply with the work of E. P. Sanders. According to an article in Yale's Reflections, the book attempts to eliminate the apocalyptic aspect of Jesus's activity and teaching, and is a revival of the nineteenth-century liberal view of Jesus 3.
Crossan claims that the sources portraying Jesus as a wisdom teacher are older than those presenting him in prophetic and apocalyptic terms. He concludes that Jesus founded an egalitarian kingdom of nobodies 3. He portrays Jesus and his followers as rural peasants who were also similar to Cynic philosophers. The same article notes that the Cynic movement was an urban phenomenon 3.
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, writing in 1997 from a feminist perspective, identified historical positivism (which she associated with Crossan) and canonical, theological positivism as the two dominant approaches in Jesus research 3. She proposed a reconstructive paradigm that understands history not as scientific proof but in terms of memory, and argued that at best one can glimpse the "historical shadow" of Jesus 3.
Religious views
#Many branches of Christianity consider Jesus the incarnation of God the Son, the second of the three persons of the Trinity, and the awaited Messiah 11216. Christian theology includes the beliefs that he was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, performed miracles, died by crucifixion as a sacrifice for atonement for sin, was resurrected, ascended into Heaven, and will return 1. A Christological study document describes Jesus as "neither a myth nor any sort of abstract notion" but a man who lived in a concrete milieu 15.
Christians have long debated how Jesus's divinity and humanity relate. In the 4th century, Apollinaris of Laodicea strongly affirmed Christ's divinity but taught that Christ had a human body and not a human mind 8. According to Britannica, few Protestant theologians in the middle of the 20th century were willing to endorse the ancient doctrine of two natures in Christ as unconditionally as the Reformers had 2. Britannica traces the beginning of the break with orthodox teaching about Jesus to the Enlightenment and says it attracted wide support among theologians and scholars only in the 19th century 2.
Mainstream Judaism rejects the belief that Jesus was the awaited messiah 1. The Jewish Encyclopedia states that his life had very little direct influence on the course of Jewish history 17. In Islam, Jesus is regarded as the messiah and a prophet but not as God or the son of God, and most Muslims believe he was not crucified but was raised alive into heaven 1.
Early Christianity and legacy
#Belief in the Resurrection became the foundation of the early Christian Church, which expanded into a worldwide movement 1. The first Christian community was centred in Jerusalem 1. By the end of the 1st century, Christianity was beginning to be recognised as a religion separate from Judaism 1.
Christmas celebrates Jesus's birth in Bethlehem, generally on 25 December. Good Friday commemorates his crucifixion and Easter Sunday his resurrection 1. The world's most widely used calendar era is traditionally based on the approximate date of his birth 1.
Scripture
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And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
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Jesus was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in the Roman province of Judaea.
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Most scholars date Jesus's birth to between 6 and 4 BC.
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Most scholars date Jesus's death to AD 30 or 33.
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Jesus was crucified on the order of Pontius Pilate, who was prefect from AD 26 to 36.
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Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.
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Christ was originally a title meaning anointed one, translating the Hebrew term for messiah.
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The name Jesus derives from the Hebrew Yehoshua, shortened to Yeshua, meaning Yahweh saves.
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Source [1] traces Jesus through Greek and Latin to Yehoshua/Yeshua and gives the meaning as Yahweh saves. / Source 1 derives Jesus from Yehoshua/Yeshua, literally “Yahweh saves.”
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Under Marcan priority, Mark is dated AD 60–75, Matthew AD 65–85, Luke AD 65–95 and John AD 75–100.
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Most scholars hold that Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source.
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The consensus among scholars is that the Gospels are a form of ancient biography, though this view has critics.
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Bart Ehrman says the Gospels are biased but that their central claims about Jesus as a historical figure are borne out by later sources with different biases.
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Mark Goodacre characterised the Gospels as propaganda meant to persuade readers that Jesus was the Messiah.
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Louis Feldman stated that few have doubted the genuineness of Josephus's reference to Jesus in Antiquities book 20.
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Tacitus, writing around AD 116, recorded that Christus was executed by Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius.
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Scholars generally consider Tacitus's reference to Jesus's execution authentic and of historical value.
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There is no definitive physical or archaeological evidence of Jesus's existence.
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Archaeologists have found remains at Nazareth and physical evidence of Roman crucifixions.
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The Gospels name four brothers of Jesus: James, Joses, Judas and Simon.
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Source [1] lists James, Joses or Joseph, Judas, and Simon as Jesus’s four brothers mentioned in the Gospels. / Source 1 names Jesus’s brothers as James, Joses, Judas, and Simon.
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The word tektōn applied to Jesus in Mark 6:3 can mean carpenter, builder or craftsman.
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Source [1] explains the term’s traditional translation as carpenter and broader meanings encompassing builders and craftspeople. / Source 1 says tektōn traditionally means carpenter and can mean builder-craftsman.
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The Synoptic Gospels set most of Jesus's ministry in Galilee, while John places it mainly in and around Jerusalem.
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Source [1] contrasts the Synoptics’ Galilean ministry setting with John’s ministry primarily in and around Jerusalem. / Source 1 contrasts the Synoptics’ Galilean ministry with John’s mainly Jerusalem setting.
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Most modern scholars consider Jesus's baptism and crucifixion historical.
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The Jewish Encyclopedia dates Jesus's birth to about 2 BC at Nazareth and his execution to AD 29.
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Britannica dates Jesus's death to about AD 30.
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Astronomical calculations have most widely favoured 7 April AD 30 or 3 April AD 33 for the crucifixion.
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Mythicists, who deny Jesus's existence, are a small minority of scholars.
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Established scholarly consensus places mythicists in a small minority; [1] reports virtually universal agreement that Jesus existed. / Source 1 says virtually all scholars accept Jesus’s existence; skeptics such as Price are a small minority.
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Bart Ehrman, a self-described agnostic, wrote Did Jesus Exist? in 2012 to rebut the mythicist position.
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A 2026 Free Inquiry article called the mythicist claim speculative, while holding that Jesus's existence may never be definitively established.
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Source [4], dated 2026, calls mythicism entirely speculative and says Jesus’s existence likely cannot ever be established definitively. / The 2026 Free Inquiry piece calls mythicism speculative and existence unlikely to be definitively proved.
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E. P. Sanders and Marcus Borg regard the Gospel birth narratives as ahistorical.
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Source [1] explicitly attributes this assessment of Matthew’s and Luke’s birth narratives to Sanders and Borg. / Source 1 says Sanders and Borg call the birth narratives ahistorical.
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Gerd Theissen and Annette Merz conclude that Jesus was born in Nazareth.
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Conservative scholars such as Ben Witherington argue that the birth narratives trace back to earlier traditions.
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John P. Meier argues that total fabrication of the miracle traditions by the early church is practically impossible.
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Paul J. Achtemeier argues that Jesus's miracles were not unique in antiquity and were ambiguous even to eyewitnesses.
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John Dominic Crossan's 1991 book The Historical Jesus set aside the apocalyptic aspect of Jesus's teaching.
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Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza proposed understanding Jesus research in terms of memory rather than scientific proof.
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Source [3] describes Schüssler Fiorenza’s reconstructive paradigm as understanding history through memory rather than scientific proof. / Source 3 says Fiorenza proposed understanding history as memory rather than scientific proof.
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Apollinaris of Laodicea taught that Christ had a human body but not a human mind.
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Few mid-20th-century Protestant theologians endorsed the two-natures doctrine as unconditionally as the Reformers had.
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Mainstream Judaism rejects the belief that Jesus was the Messiah.
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Islam regards Jesus as the messiah and a prophet but not as God or the son of God.
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Most Muslims believe Jesus was not crucified but was raised alive into heaven.
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The first Christian community was centred in Jerusalem.
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By the end of the 1st century, Christianity was beginning to be recognised as separate from Judaism.
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The most widely used calendar era is traditionally based on the approximate year of Jesus's birth.
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