Jesus Christ – a real historical life-changing person

Jesus Christ, a Jew from Nazareth, has changed the lives of millions of people from all around the world for the last two thousand years.
Some say he was just a myth, but he is a proven, historical man with non-Christian evidence.
When were the Gospels about Jesus written?

Jesus’ titles are Prophet, Priest and King.

Table of contents for these three categories:

1. Jesus Christ – real and historical

There is non-Christian evidence that Jesus is a historical person.
Is Jesus God’s Son and what do the Jews think of Jesus?
What was the Star of Bethlehem and is the Turin Shroud genuine?
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[1] Evidence of Jesus Christ – Non-Christian
Jeremy Bowen, BBC′s former Middle East correspondent, said about evidence of Jesus:- “I thought you couldn’t corroborate anything that was in the Gospels .. To start with I didn’t know there was a historical character called Jesus – I thought that you had to believe in Jesus the same way as you have to believe in…
[2] What is the story of Jesus’ childhood like?
Jesus’ childhood and birth, two temple visits, prophesies, from a stable to a house in Bethlehem, Mary’s purification and other customs. God was weaving his plan together…
[3] When was Jesus born by calculating temple’s age, Herod…
When was Jesus born? Taking the evidence of the crucifixion, Jesus’ baptism, the temple’s age, king Herod’s reign, the Roman census a fair assumption is…
[4] The Star of Bethlehem: when was it? Planets or star?
There is a lot of star and planet information for that period in history, could any of it indicate a star or planets that lead the Magi (Wise Men) to Bethlehem? Could any of these known star movements have been the Star of Bethlehem?
[5] Timeline leading up to Jesus Christ
Timeline leading up to Jesus Christ and into his early life from 600 BC with the Babylonian empire right up to John the Baptist.
[6] Turin Shroud and Sudarium of Oviedo
The Turin Shroud has been kept in Turin, Italy since 1578. For centuries it has been surrounded in controversy, many believe that it was the cloth that was wrapped around the body of Jesus of Nazareth, after he had been crucified, others disagree…
[7] Jews and Jesus – Judaism’s perspective
Jews and Jesus, what does the Jewish community think of Jesus? They haven′t got a vested interest in Jesus because they see Him as forming a different religion to their own. We look at what four Rabbis have written about Jesus…
[8] Was Jesus born at Migdal-Eder, Bethlehem?
Shepherds told ‘swaddling cloths and a manger’ how did they know where to go? Was Jesus born at Migdal-Eder ‘Tower of the Flock’ at Bethlehem?

2. Jesus’ ministry and titles

Jesus Christ came to the Earth with a purpose that he both fulfilled and continues to fulfil.
This purpose can be split down into several roles or ‘ministries’ and can be given various titles, the most well known ones are: King, Prophet and Priest.

Jesus is the ‘King’ and why not, he was with the Father when everything was created.

The second title is ‘the’ Prophet because he reveals things about God.

The third title is ‘the’ High Priest and he was able to stand between the Holy God and humanity.

Jesus was obviously involved in fulfilling the justice of God, but he also enables acceptable worship and effective prayers.

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[1] We rebel against God
The Bible reveals Jesus the King of the Kingdom of God. He is full of love and mixes with all, but many reject him and hate him without reason…
[2] The prophet Jesus is greater than Moses
Jesus the Prophet part 1. He is greater than Moses so let′s look at some of the similarities in respect of: being a law giver, leading out of slavery, creating new worship…
[3] How does God speak to us?
Jesus the Prophet part 2. Early in the Bible God speaks about the coming Messiah (Jesus): “I will put My words in His mouth, and He will tell them everything I command Him.” Does that ring a bell with Jesus Speaking? Yes, He said: My teaching is not My own. It comes from Him who…
[4] Seeing what God sees
Jesus the Prophet part 3. He is the speaking prophet who teaches us to see into our own hearts and to see how hollow the things of this world are and he tells us about the excellent unseen heavenly things…
[5] How the justice of God was satisfied
Jesus the High Priest part 1. Can God ignore mankind going their own way? Could God just declare a “Not guilty” verdict over the human race? What about the justice of God?
[6] What is acceptable worship – Jesus the High Priest
Jesus the High Priest part 2. Let’s look at how Jesus makes our weak efforts into beautiful, acceptable worship. The High Priest bears the guilt of imperfect sacred gifts…
[7] Jesus the Prayer Warrior – How Jesus prays for us
Jesus the High Priest part 3. It is true, that Christians fail sometimes, but what is not well-known is that Jesus in Heaven is praying for you because he is the prayer warrior. Simon Peter failed big time but Jesus had it covered and was praying for him…

3. The Gospels authentic and historical

When were the gospels written? Many modern thinkers consider that the gospels were written about 80 years or more after Jesus, but is that correct?
How reliable are other historic documents?
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When were the Gospels written?
When were the Gospels written and how can we find out when they and other New Testament documents were made? See a time line from about A.D. 30 (Jesus′ death and resurrection) to A.D. 110.
How reliable are sources in history?
How reliable are sources in history, ancient documents like: Caesar′s manuscripts on the Gallic War, Gospels in the Bible, New Testament, Thucydides′ History of Peloponnesian War, Tacitus Histories? Let′s see the evidence for these writings, compared with the four Gospels…
Gospels written too long after Jesus?
Were the Gospels written too long after Jesus? In less than 40 years after Jesus, a gospel and many public church letters had been written. This article compares this situation to a couple of modern day examples…