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Jesus Collado
Jesus ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians consider Jesus to be the incarnation of God the Son and awaited messiah, or Christ, a descendant from the Davidic line that is prophesied in the Old Testament. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically. Accounts of Jesus's life are contained in the Gospels, especially the four canonical Gospels in the New Testament. Since the Enlightenment, academic research has yielded various views on the historical reliability of the Gospels and how closely they reflect the historical Jesus. According to Christian tradition, as preserved in the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, Jesus was circumcised at eight days old, was baptized by John the Baptist as a young adult, and after 40 day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ Pantocrator (Sinai)
Christ Pantocrator of Saint Catherine's Monastery is one of the oldest Byzantine Empire, Byzantine religious icons, dating from the 6th century, 6th century AD. The earliest known surviving Depiction of Jesus, depiction of Jesus Christ as Christ Pantocrator, Pantocrator (literally ''ruler of all''), it is regarded by historians and scholars among the most important and recognizable works in the study of Byzantine art as well as Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Christianity. Background For a time, the icon was thought to have been dated from the 13th century, since it had been almost completely painted over at that time. It was concluded in 1962 that it is from the mid-sixth century, although the exact date of production is still unknown. When Saint Catherine's Monastery was founded by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, late in his reign, between 548 and 565, it enjoyed imperial patronage and donations from Justinian and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
