Images of Jesus Christ

Introduction

Jesus Christ was a Jewish Preacher and the founder of Christianity, whose followers believe that he was the son of God. Christ's name in Greek means Anointed One and has to be a title equivalent to the Messiah (Coogan, 36).

The life of Jesus is told in the Gospels written by some of the early Christians where they express huge regards for him with positive believes. Jesus was born into a poor family from Nazareth, the son of Joseph and Mary. Although Christian civilization has imposed the count of years from the alleged time of birth which would begin the first year of our era, it is known that he was actually born a little earlier, it was in the days of King Herod, who died in 4 BC (Cohn, 175). However, there are various conspiracies associated with Jesus Birth and Life, some believed something and other believe something else.

Discussion

Jesus Christ Images

There are two different aspects about the images of Jesus Christ in the world. One aspect is American aspect, where the followers of Jesus Christ think of Jesus as a divine authority, and other one is conflicting. The concept of images came from European antecedents (Polkinghorne, 10). There are two basic concepts about the images of Jesus Christ, one is masculine and other is feminine. It was precisely the Herod's persecution that led to the family after the circumcision of Jesus, to take temporary refuge in Egypt. The Gospel story surrounding the birth of Jesus in a series of miracles that are part of the Christian faith, as it lowers genealogy of King David, the virginity of Mary, the Annunciation of the event by an angel and worship the newborn by shepherds and astronomers of the East. Moreover, children of Jesus Christ proceeded normally in Nazareth, where his father worked as a carpenter (Woodhead, 102).

After various years passes and by the age of thirty Jesus began his brief public life by joining the preaching of his cousin, John the Baptist. After listening to his sermons, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, when John pointed as an incarnation of the Messiah promised by God to Abraham. John was soon arrested and executed by Herod Antipas, but with the rushing attitude Jesus Christ continue his preaching (Pelikan, 65). However, at the beginning he addressed primarily to the masses, which recruited a group of loyal followers, also known as the twelve apostles, through Palestine. He preached a review of the Jewish religion based on love of neighbor, detachment from material goods, forgiveness, and hope of eternal life. However, his teachings were simple and poetic, dotted with parables and announcing a future of salvation for the poor. Moreover, also found a certain echo among the poor. His popularity increased when news ran on the miracles attributed his followers as proof of the supernatural powers of Jesus Christ. This popularity, coupled with direct accusations against the moral hypocrisy of the Pharisees, finally worry the powers that be.

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