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Jesus
The Long Awaited Messiah
Background
• Born in Bethlehem of Judea
• Born to poor parents
• Born amidst persecution
• Born “miraculously”• Born around 4 BCE• Born a Jew
The Anointed One
• Taught the law
The Interpreter
• Reinterpreted the message of the Law
The Minister
• He helped people.
The Popular and Unpopular One• Popular with the outcasts
• Unpopular with some religious leaders
The Leader
• Had a band of disciples
The Messenger
• Announced the “Kingdom Of God” was at hand
The Anointed One
• “Jesus’ teachings and life-style, . . . accepted all people” but was controversial for some of the Jews and political leaders.
• He challenged the authority of the religious leaders and the politicians.
• Many expected great things from him.
The Betrayal
• He was betrayed by one of his followers.
The Trial
• He was tried and found guilty by a religious court.
The Conviction
• He was condemned to death by the Roman government. Others also wanted Jesus condemned.
The Crucifixion
• He was crucified.• He died.• He was buried.
The Resurrection
• His body was hastily prepared.
• He was buried in a tomb not his own.
• A few days later his body was missing.
• His followers, who had scattered but returned, said that he was resurrected--just as he predicted.
The Christian Community
• His followers formed a community and decided to spread the “Good News” or the Gospel.
• They proclaimed that God’s love which was revealed through Jesus can save.
• They went everywhere with their message.
The Bible
Hebrew Bible
• The Christians, as they came to be known, had great respect for the Hebrew bible which they later called the “old testament.”
Greek New Testament
• The story of Jesus and his works were written down long after his death.
• The letters of the leaders to the faithful were collected.
• These together came to be known as the a new covenant or the “new testament.”
• The Old Testament and New Testament make up the Christian Bible.
The Church
• The gathering of the Christians at various places developed into churches.
• They became a diverse group--rich and poor, Jew and gentile, men and women.
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• As a result of their diversity different practices were established among the churches.
• However, they agreed on the Eucharist and on baptism as being important aspect of the faith.
From Unity to Diversity to Change
Roman Cathol ic Easter n Or thodox P r otestant Other
Chur ch Univ er sal
Sources• Slide 15 –
http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/ds_images/q0203/crowd.gif• Slide 16 – http://www.unityofthebrethren.org/bible.gif• Slide 17 –
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/first/art/torah.jpg
• Slide 18 – http://www.nb.no/baser/schoyen/4/4.1/ms2649.jpg• Slide 19 – http://christianbeliefs.org/images/bible.gif• Slide 20 – http://www.nba-ok.org/aboutu4.jpg• http://whyfiles.org/134africa_sci/images/afwomen.jpg• http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/knanayaworld/clmnew4.jpg• Slide 21 –
http://www.db.erau.edu/campus/student/clubs/csunion/images/eucharist.jpg
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