HISTORY And  LIFE OF JESUS

Jesus Christ is a religious leader among Christians whose life and principles are noted in the New Testament of the Bible. He is a significant figure in the Christian religion and is emulated as the manifestation of God by numerous Christians across the universe. 

Jesus was born in Bethlehem around the year 6 BC. Not a lot is known about his childhood, although his life, as well as his ministry, are noted in the New Testament, giving a theological record. Christians consider Jesus as the embodiment of God, and his principles are followed as an illustration for leading a more spiritual life. Christians believe he died for people's sins and awakened from the dead. 

The better part of Jesus' life is narrated through the New Testament in the four gospel books, also called the canonical books authored by John, Luke, Mark, and Matthew. They are authored to provoke faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah and the manifestation of God, who came on earth to die for the sins of men. 
As mentioned above, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. Mary, who was his mother was a virgin, and she was betrothed to a carpenter whose name was Joseph. Christians believe he was born via Immaculate Conception. Jess's lineage can be trailed back to David. According to Matthew 2:1, Jesus was born during Herod's reign, who after hearing the news of Jesus' birth threatened and attempted to murder Jesus by ordering all the male children of Bethlehem below two years to be killed. However, Joseph had been warned by an angel and had taken Mary together with the child to Egypt until after Herod's death order, upon which he returned his family and settled in Galilee's Nazareth. 

The book of Luke gives an account of a 12-year-old Jesus together with his parents on a journey to Jerusalem, and they were separated. After a few days, he was found in a temple, talking about affairs with several elders from Jerusalem. Through the New Testament, there are references of Him working as a carpenter as a young man. It is believed he started his ministry when he was 30 after John the Baptist baptized him, and after seeing Jesus he stated he was the son of God. 
Upon baptism, Jesus went forth fasting and meditating in the Judean desert for 40 days and nights. Christ’s temptation is written in the Book of Matthew, Luke, and Mark (referred to as the synoptic gospels). Satan showed up and tempted Christ three times, the first time to turn stone into bread, the second time to throw himself off a mountain where angels would save him, and the last time to give him the world's kingdoms.

Jesus's Ministry 

Jesus went back to Galilee and toured the surrounding villages. Through this time, some people become his disciples. Among them was Mary Magdalene, who is first revealed in Luke's gospel (16:9) and afterward in all four books during the crucifixion. Even though she is not mentioned in the 12 disciples context, she is believed to have been included in Jesus's ministry from the start to his death and even afterward. According to John's and Mark's gospels, Jesus showed up to Magdalene first after resurrecting. According to John's gospel (2: 1 11), as Jesus was starting his ministry, he together with his disciples journeyed with his mother, to a wedding in Galilee's Cana. The host of this wedding had run out of wine and Mary, Jesus's mother came to him for assistance. In the beginning, Jesus refused to get involved, though he relented and requested a servant to bring him huge jars with water. He turned the water in the jars to wine of better quality than the one which was previously being served. The Gospel of John describes the event as the first symbol of the glory of Jesus and his disciples` trust in Him. After the wedding, Mary and Jesus together with his disciples went to Jerusalem for the Passover. In the temple, they witnessed moneychangers and sellers selling wares. In anger, Jesus knocked over the tables and with a whip of cords chased them out saying that His father's house is not a house for sellers. 
The synoptic gospel records Jesus as he journeyed through Judea and Galilee, utilizing parables as well as miracles to expound how the prophecies were being realized and that the kingdom of God was close. As word spread about his teachings as well as healing the sick, more people started following him. There is a time when Jesus reached a flat area and was joined by a lot of people. Here, at the Sermon on the Mount, he shared several sermons referred to as the Beatitudes which summarize many of the spiritual principles on love, compassion as well as humility. 
As he continued preaching on God's Kingdom, the crowds become larger, and they started to declare him as David's son and as the Messiah. When the Pharisees heard about this, they challenged Jesus publicly and accused him of having Satan's power. He supported his actions using a parable, then doubted their logic and told them such thinking refused God's power which hardened further their resolve to go against him. 
Jesus walked together with his disciples near Caesarea Philippi. According to Matthew's, Luke's and Mark's gospels, (16:13, 9:18, and 8:27 respectively) he asks who do you say that I am? this question puzzled the disciples and only Peter answered by saying You are Christ, the son of the living God. He blessed Peter and accepted the titles son of God and Christ and said the deceleration was God's revelation. Jesus then declared Peter as the church's leader. He also warned the disciples of the conspiracy of the Pharisees on him and his fate to be hurt and killed, only to resurrect on the third day. 
Less than seven days later, Jesus went to a high mountain with three disciples where they could pray by themselves. According to the gospel books, the face of Jesus began to shine like the sun and his whole body shined with white light. Then, Elijah and Moses emerged and he talked to them. A bright cloud appeared around them. This event is referred to as the transfiguration and is a crucial moment in Christian theology. It defends Jesus's identity as the Christ, the living God's son. 
Jesus reached Jerusalem, a week before the Passover holiday, riding on a donkey. A lot of people took palm branches and welcomed him at the entry of the city. They applauded him as David’s son and God's son. The Pharisees as well as the priests, fearful of the rising public praise, felt they needed to stop him. 
All the four Gospels depict Jesus's last week in Jerusalem. At this time, he raised Lazarus from the dead, opposed moneychangers and sellers in the church, and argued with the high priests who doubted his authority. He spoke to his disciples concerning the coming days and told them that the temple of Jerusalem would be destroyed. In the meantime, the elders as well as the chief priests met with Caiaphas, the high priest, and made plans on Jesus's arrest. Judas, one of His disciples, met with the chief priests and spoke to them about how he would bring Jesus to them. They decided to pay him 30 silver pieces. 

The Last Supper 

Jesus together with his 12 disciples gathered for the Passover meal, and he gave them his last words of faith. He prophesied about his betrayal from one of the disciples and he also let Judas know it was him. Jesus let Peter know that before a rooster crowed the following morning, he would deny knowing Jesus three times. Before finishing the meal, Jesus introduced the Eucharist, which in Christianity symbolizes the covenant between man and God. 
After the last supper, He and his disciples headed to the Garden of Gethsemane for prayers. Jesus asked God if his death and suffering might be overlooked. He besought several disciples to pray with him, although they kept falling asleep. Then the time came. Soldiers together with officials emerged, and Judas had accompanied them. He kissed Jesus on the cheek to pinpoint him and the soldiers arrested him. One disciple attempted to resist arrest, removed his sword and cut one of the soldier's ear off. However, Jesus rebuked him and healed the wound on the soldier's ear. 
After he was arrested, most of his disciples went into hiding. He was taken to the high priest for interrogation. He was beaten and spat on for not responding. In the meantime, Peter had followed Jesus to the court of the high priest. While he was hiding in the shadows, three house servants asked him if he was a disciple of Jesus and he denied it every time. After every denial, a rooster crowed. Then Jesus was taken out of the court and looked at Peter directly. Peter remembered how Jesus had foretold his rejection, and he cried bitterly. Judas who was watching from a distance was troubled by his betrayal towards Jesus, and he tried to return the 30 silver pieces he had been paid. When he approached the priests, they told him that his guilt was his own and he tossed the coins into the temple, and later on, he hanged himself. 

The Crucifixion

The following day, Jesus was led to the high court where they made a mockery of him. He was beaten and condemned for saying that he was the son of God. He was presented before Pontius Pilate, the Governor of Judea. The priest blamed Jesus of saying that he was the Jew's king, and they requested that he be sentenced to death. In the beginning, Pilate attempted to pass Jesus to King Herod, though he was returned and Pilate told the priests of the Jews that he found no fault with him. The priests told Pilate that anyone who claimed to be king was speaking against Caesar. Pilate washed his hand of responsibility in public, and on the other hand, ordered the crucifixion as the people demanded. The Roman soldiers beat Jesus, put a crown made of thorns on his head and took him to Mount Calvary. 
Jesus was crucified together with two thieves, and he was at the Center. Above his head was written the charge against him, King of the Jews. At Jesus's feet was Mary Magdalene together with Mary. The four Gospel books depict several events which took place during the last three hours of Jesus's life such as mocking from the soldiers as well as the crowds, the agony, and outbursts of Jesus and his last words. When Jesus was on the cross, the sky turned dark, and right after his death, there was an earthquake which tore the curtains of the temple from top to bottom. A soldier verified his death by piercing him with a spear in his stomach. He was removed from the cross, and buried in a tomb which was nearby.

Resurrection From The Dead

Three days after he died, his tomb was found empty. He had resurrected, and he first appeared to Mary Magdalene and then to Mary, his mother. They both told the disciples who had gone into hiding, and later Jesus showed himself to them. During this short period, he implored with his disciples to go to the world and spread the Gospel to all of humankind. After 40 days, Jesus led the disciples to Mount Olivet, which is in the east of Jerusalem. Jesus spoke his last words to them, telling them to receive the Holy Spirit's power before he was taken to heaven on a cloud.