Jesus Christ

From Metapedia

Jesus Christ also known as Jesus of Nazareth (8–2 BC to 29–36 AD) "Christ" is a title derived from the Greek Χριστός (Christós), meaning the "Anointed One," which corresponds to the Hebrew-derived "Messiah". The name "Jesus" is an Anglicization of the Greek Ίησους (Iēsous), itself a Hellenization of the Hebrew יהושע (Yehoshua) or Hebrew-Aramaic ישוע (Yeshua), meaning "YHWH is salvation".

[edit] Views on Jesus

Christians believe that Jesus Christ was the Messiah and the Son of God, sent to Earth to forgive the sins of humanity and therefore allow reconciliation with God. In Islam, Jesus is held to be an ordinary man who like the other prophets was chosen by God to spread his word. Muslims also believe that Jesus foretold the coming of Muhammad.

Judaism states that Jesus was not the Son of God or the Messiah; very few texts mention or focus upon Jesus and he is not believed to be remarkable in any way.

[edit] Ethnicity of Jesus

Some have attempted to argue that Jesus was Jewish. True Christians respond by pointing out that, as the son of God, he had no specific race, but was probably white.