10 things about Jesus of Nazareth
CHRIST is not the surname or last name of Jesus. It was originally a title. It is derived from the Greek ‘Khristos’ which means “the Anointed Oneâ€. <br>
1. CHRIST is not the surname or last name of Jesus. It was originally a title. It is derived from the Greek ‘Khristos’ which means “the Anointed Oneâ€.
2. His disciples were not students of philosophy or religion; instead, they were regular men engaged in everyday activities.
3. He read scrolls in the synagogue: a role confined to scribes. His reading skills were so good that they left the crowds dazed.
4. His three year old ministry stint was characterised by a spate of controversies with the
Pharisees, then then religious leaders.
5. Through a lengthy discourse with the Pharisees He is said to have existed before Abraham, their great descendant.
6. At a marriage feast, He turned water into wine. Bible pundits assert that in His time, the wine was not intoxicating.
7. When Jesus went to the temple, he found men selling the animals for sacrifices. Reeling with anger, He made a whip out of cords and drove the money changers out.
8. Jesus’ violations of Sabbath laws continue in this story of how He healed a man’s hand in a synagogue.
9. Even after predicting His own resurrection, the authorities ordered guards at His tomb, but He still resurrected and later they claimed that the disciples had stolen His body.
10. In the final moments of His life, He was flogged, mocked, stripped and crowned with thorns.
2. His disciples were not students of philosophy or religion; instead, they were regular men engaged in everyday activities.
3. He read scrolls in the synagogue: a role confined to scribes. His reading skills were so good that they left the crowds dazed.
4. His three year old ministry stint was characterised by a spate of controversies with the
Pharisees, then then religious leaders.
5. Through a lengthy discourse with the Pharisees He is said to have existed before Abraham, their great descendant.
6. At a marriage feast, He turned water into wine. Bible pundits assert that in His time, the wine was not intoxicating.
7. When Jesus went to the temple, he found men selling the animals for sacrifices. Reeling with anger, He made a whip out of cords and drove the money changers out.
8. Jesus’ violations of Sabbath laws continue in this story of how He healed a man’s hand in a synagogue.
9. Even after predicting His own resurrection, the authorities ordered guards at His tomb, but He still resurrected and later they claimed that the disciples had stolen His body.
10. In the final moments of His life, He was flogged, mocked, stripped and crowned with thorns.