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Mental Health of Jesus

Mental Health of Jesus This article covers the Mental Health of Jesus. The question of whether the historical Jesus was in good mental health has been explored by multiple psychologists, philosophers, historians, and writers. The first to openly question Jesus’ sanity was French psychologist Charles Binet-Sanglé, the chief physician of Paris and...

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Jesus Christ Quotes

Jesus Christ Quotes We have collected and put Jesus Christ’s best quotes. May these Jesus Christ Quotes on many subjects inspire you to never give up and keep working towards your goals. Who knows—success could be just around the corner. Please DO page find from your browser for your subject...

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Jesus Quotes

Jesus Quotes We have collected and put the best Jesus Quotes. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these Jesus Quotes on many subjects inspire you to never give up and keep working towards your goals. Who knows—success...

Amhara prayer book from Lasta region of Ethiopia; Hesychasm, the Christian Orthodox Heart Prayer

Hesychasm

What Is Hesychasm? Hesychasm is a mystical tradition of contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Based on Jesus‘s injunction in the Gospel of Matthew that “when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray”, hesychasm in tradition has been the process of retiring inward by ceasing to register the senses, in order...

Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness

Jesus, King Of The Jews

Jesus, King Of The Jews In the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as the King of the Jews (or of the Judeans), both at the beginning of his life and at the end. In the Koine Greek of the New Testament, e.g., in John 19:3, this is written Basileus ton Ioudaion (βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων). Both uses...

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Five Discourses Of Matthew

Five Discourses Of Matthew In Christianity, the term Five Discourses of Matthew refers to five specific discourses by Jesus within the Gospel of Matthew. The five discourses are listed as the following: the Sermon on the Mount, the Missionary Discourse, the Parabolic Discourse, the Discourse on the Church, and the Discourse on End Times Each of the discourses...

The Temptations of Christ, 12th-century mosaic at St Mark's Basilica, Venice

Temptation Of Christ

Temptation Of Christ The temptation of Christ is a biblical narrative detailed in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. According to these texts, after being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights in the Judaean Desert. During this time, Satan appeared to Jesus and tried to tempt...

Al-Maghtas ruins on the Jordanianside of the Jordan River are the location for the Baptism of Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist.

Baptism Of Jesus

Baptism Of Jesus The baptism of Jesus is described in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. John’s gospel does not directly describe Jesus’ baptism. Most modern theologians view the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist as a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be...

God the Father on a throne, Westphalia, Germany, late 15th century

Kingdom Of God In Christianity

Kingdom Of God In Christianity The Kingdom of God in Christianity (and its related form Kingdom of Heaven in the Gospel of Matthew) is one of the key elements of the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament. Drawing on Old Testament teachings, the Christian characterization of the relationship between God and humanity inherently involves...

Church of the Beatitudes, the traditional location for the Sermon on the Mount

Beatitudes

Beatitudes, Blessings of Jesus Christ The Beatitudes are eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Each is a proverb-like proclamation, without narrative. Four of the blessings also appear in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, followed by four woes which mirror the blessings. In the Vulgate, each of these blessings begins with the...

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Olivet Discourse

Olivet Discourse The Olivet Discourse or Olivet prophecy is a biblical passage found in the Synoptic Gospels in Matthew 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21. It is also known as the Little Apocalypse because it includes the use of apocalyptic language, and it includes Jesus’ warning to his followers that they will suffer tribulation and persecution before the ultimate triumph of the Kingdom of...

The Sermon on the Mount. Carl Bloch, 1890

Sermon on The Mount

Sermon on The Mount The Sermon on the Mount (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Sermo in monte) is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus Christ, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 5, 6, and 7). It is the first of the Five Discourses of Matthew...

Relief of Tree of Jesse

Tree Of Jesse

Tree Of Jesse The Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David, and is the original use of the family tree as a schematic representation of a genealogy. It originates in...

Cross during Easter

Who Bore Burden For Jesus?

Who Bore Burden For Jesus? This article covers the answer to the question: “Who Bore Burden For Jesus?“ According to the Christian doctrine, Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins. The idea here is that every human is born with sins, or that all humans will sin, and therefore it...

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Was Jesus Sent To Be Crucified?

Was Jesus Sent To Be Crucified? In this article, you will find the answer to your burning question: “Was Jesus Sent To Be Crucified?“ The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely between AD 30 and 33. Jesus’ crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to...

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Sacrifice Or Love?

Sacrifice Or Love? This article covers the answer to the question: “Sacrifice or Love?“ Dear Friends, I have read and been told; “Jesus dying on the cross is a demonstration of how much God loves us. God wants us to see that, by sacrificing Jesus on the cross, it is...

Driving of the Merchants From the Temple by Scarsellino

Money And Field

Money And Field The Gospel of Barnabas says that the Body of Jesus was switched with the body of Judas on the Cross so that it was Judas and not Jesus who had died. Is there truth to this claim? Let’s have a closer look into the Bible and see...