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''In brief'': Jesus of Nazareth is called by his followers "Christ Jesus" and "Jesus Christ" and believed by them to be the [[Saviour]] foretold in the sacred Hebrew Scriptures that they refer to as "The [[Old Testament]]". The word ''Christ '' is derived from the central figure Greek word ''Christos'' (meaning ''Anointed One'') that separates Christianity from other religionsthe Greek translations use in place of the Hebrew word ''Messiah''. After him his followers are called "Christians believe that he " and their [[monotheistic]] way of religious living "Christianity" which today is both God and a mancomprised of several denominations (e.g. [[Roman Catholic]], [[Orthodox]], [[Anglicans]]). They believe he created  Jesus had been conceived by [[Mary]] of [[Nazareth]] in [[Galilee]], after she had become the betrothed wife of [[Joseph (father of Jesus)|Joseph]] of the world and mankindHouse of [[David]] but before her husband had taken her home, which is the concluding marriage rite that permits a Jewish couple to live together and have conjugal relations. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that he is alive todayMary and Joseph therefore never consummated their marriage. He Their son was born around the 4 BC whilst his parents were visiting [[Bethlehem]] in [[Judea]] to fulfil their civic duty of enrolment; and grew up Joseph duly named him "Jesus" in obedience to the angel's bidding. After a short exile in Palestine [[Egypt]] the family eventually returned to Nazareth where he taught grew up. The canonical Christian Scriptures are silent about his adult life until [[John the Baptist]] publicly witnessed to him being the [[Lamb of God]], whereafter he unsuccessfully claimed his rightful inheritance during the incident called "The Cleasing of the Temple", proclaimed the [[Gospel|Good News]] of God's love and taught that [[repentance]] for the repentance forgiveness of sin[[sins]] is to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations beginning from [[Jerusalem]]. He The same sources relate that, after a short public ministry, during the procuratorship of [[Pontius Pilate]], on the day before [[Passover]], he was crucified and died on [[Golgotha]], then just outside Jerusalem, but rose from the dead on the third day and, after showing himself alive on many occasions, was lifted up into Heaven before the eyes of the [[Apostles]] whom he had appointed to be the witnesses of all this. Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth is alive today. Most of them other than [[Arians]] believe that he is both [[God]] and man (i.e. a cross human being) according to the nature and the Second Person in the Blessed [[Trinity]] that is the One God. They believe that through him the world and all that is in it has been created. They believe his teaching that his death atones for the sins of all humanity , and rose again 3 days later. A Christian believes that faith in him brings salvation. The word their belief that he is the Christ, is from the Greek wordSon of God, Cristos, which means annointedand being [[Baptism|baptised]] in his name will bring them to [[Eternal Life]] (John 20:31). Jesus of Nazareth is highly regarded by some other religions.
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