Jesus Of Nazareth

By: Youssef Awad

Significance

Starting in around 30 AD talk of a man by the name of Jesus began to spring through the Roman empire. Little was known about the man, but there was one major characteristic. The man by the name of Jesus declared himself as the Messiah and son of God. Though only a small part of the population, the Jewish people of the Roman Empire began to follow this man instead of following Roman law. This flipped the Roman Empire upside down.

Why Jesus Was Chosen

To many people of the world, Jesus is known as the son of God and is only referred to when people are discussing religion. It is interesting to look at Jesus from a historic point of view and see what impact he had on the Empire in which he lived.

Early Life

Jesus was born into poor family and did not have much to begin with. He was a boy under the rule of King Herod. Most of his early life is known to man. He was born in Bethlehem from the “virgin” Mary and from a man named Joseph. Jesus began to preach but did not yet declare himself the Messiah.

Historical ViewUnder the rule of King Herod many seemed to be somewhat happy. When the word spread to him that there was a baby that may have been the Messiah, Herod reacted by ordering the all male babies were to be killed. Little did the king know this would not help. When Jesus grew up and began to declare himself as the Messiah, Roman rule was flipped. It seems as though some very poor, skinny man was attempting to challenge Roman rule. Once again the Romans reacted by crucifying Jesus on the cross which is later referred to as Jesus dying for our sins.

Alles, Gregory D., and Robert S. Ellwood. "Jesus of Nazareth." Encyclopedia of World Religions, Revised Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE53&iPin=EWR0278&SingleRecord=True (accessed December 7, 2012).

How He Effected His Own People.

Since the Old Testament, The Jews had been waiting for their savior to come. Finally Jesus came but something interesting occurred. Many Jewish people resented Jesus. They though that there was no way this man that came from poor family could have been the Son of God. The only People that really believed him were the Apostles. That is just one more thing that Jesus had to deal with.

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Achievements First of all, we all know Jesus died for our sins. He did in fact have other achievements though. Jesus was the first single human being to challenge Roman power. This in itself was a huge feat. No one dared to go against the Romans. Why did Jesus do this you may ask? Well remember he had nothing to be scared about. God was on his side.

Works Cited

Alles, Gregory D., and Robert S. Ellwood. "Jesus of Nazareth." Encyclopedia of World Religions, Revised Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE53&iPin=EWR0278&SingleRecord=True (accessed December 7, 2012). Flinn,

Frank K. "Christ/Christology." Encyclopedia of Catholicism, Encyclopedia of World Religions. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Modern World History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE53&iPin=ENC136&SingleRecord=True (accessed December 7, 2012).

Sources Of Western Tradition Volume one: Perry Pedan Von Laue. The Hebrews page 25