Jesus has an important role in two religions, Christianity and Islam. Most other religions, however, do not consider Jesus to have been a supernatural or holy being. Some of these religions, like Buddhism, do not take any official stance on Jesus' life. The religion Jesus himself practiced his whole life, Judaism, rejects claims of Christ's divinity or him being the Mashiach. Jesus - Christian views. Main article: Christian views of Jesus Generally speaking, most Christians belie ...

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Jesus, Jesus - Background, Jesus - Life and teachings based upon the Gospels, Jesus - Chronology, Jesus - Family and early life, Jesus - Ministry, Jesus - Arrest trial and execution, Jesus - Resurrection and Ascension, Jesus - Legacy, Jesus - Religious perspectives, Jesus - Christian views, Jesus - Islamic views, Jesus - Jewish views, Jesus - Eastern religions, Jesus - Other views, Jesus - Historicity, Jesus - Earlier texts?, Jesus - Questions of reliability, Jesus - External influences on gospel development, Jesus - Historical reconstructions of Jesus's life, Jesus - Notes

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Jesus, Jesus - Life and teachings based upon the Gospels, Jesus - Chronology, Jesus - Family and early life, Jesus - Ministry, Jesus - Arrest trial and execution, Jesus - Resurrection and Ascension, Jesus - Legacy, Jesus - Religious perspectives, Jesus - Christian views, Jesus - Islamic views, Jesus - Jewish views, Jesus - Eastern religions, Jesus - Negative views, Jesus - Other views, Jesus - Historicity, Jesus - Earlier texts?, Jesus - Questions of reliability, Jesus - External influences on gospel development, Jesus - Historical reconstructions of Jesus's life, Jesus - Notes

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Jesus has an important role in the two world religions, Christianity and Islam. Most other religions, however, do not consider Jesus to have been a supernatural or holy being. Some of these religions, like Buddhism, do not take any official stance on Jesus' life. The religion Jesus himself practiced his whole life, Judaism, rejects claims of Christ's divinity or him being the Jewish Messiah. Jesus - Christian views. Main article: Christian views of Jesus Generally speaking, most ...

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Jesus, Jesus - Background, Jesus - Life and teachings based upon the Gospels, Jesus - Chronology, Jesus - Family and early life, Jesus - Ministry, Jesus - Arrest trial and execution, Jesus - Resurrection and Ascension, Jesus - Legacy, Jesus - Religious perspectives, Jesus - Christian views, Jesus - Islamic views, Jesus - Jewish views, Jesus - Eastern religions, Jesus - Other views, Jesus - Historicity, Jesus - Earlier texts?, Jesus - Questions of reliability, Jesus - External influences on gospel development, Jesus - Historical reconstructions of Jesus's life, Jesus - Notes

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Jesus - Background Jesus - Life and teachings based upon the Gospels
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Jesus - Religious perspectives
Jesus - Christian views Jesus - Islamic views Jesus - Jewish views Jesus - Eastern religions Jesus - Negative views Jesus - Other views
Jesus - Historicity
Jesus - Earlier texts? Jesus - Questions of reliability Jesus - External influences on gospel development Jesus - Historical reconstructions of Jesus's life
Jesus - Notes

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Jesus, also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Nazarene, is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from Greek Ιησούς Χριστός) with "Christ" being a title meaning "Anointed One". He is also considered a very important prophet in Islam and a manifestation of God in the Bahá'í Faith. Many noted critical historians, such as Shaye Cohen, John Dominic Crossan, Paula Fredriksen, John P. Meier, E.P. Sanders, and Geza Vermes agree that Jesus lived from a ...

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Jesus - Life and teachings based upon the Gospels
Jesus - Chronology Jesus - Family and early life Jesus - Ministry Jesus - Arrest trial and execution Jesus - Resurrection and Ascension Jesus - Legacy
Jesus - Religious perspectives
Jesus - Christian views Jesus - Islamic views Jesus - Jewish views Jesus - Eastern religions Jesus - Negative views Jesus - Other views
Jesus - Historicity
Jesus - Earlier texts? Jesus - Questions of reliability Jesus - External influences on gospel development Jesus - Historical reconstructions of Jesus's life
Jesus - Notes

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Jesus, also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Nazarene, is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from Greek Ιησούς Χριστός) with "Christ" being a title meaning "Anointed One". He is also considered a very important prophet in Islam and a manifestation of God in the Bahá'í Faith. Many noted critical historians, such as Shaye Cohen, John Dominic Crossan, Paula Fredriksen, John P. Meier, E.P. Sanders, and Geza Vermes agree that Jesus lived from a ...

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Jesus - Life and teachings, based upon the Gospels
Jesus - Family and early life Jesus - Ministry Jesus - Arrest, trial and execution Jesus - Resurrection and Ascension Jesus - Legacy
Jesus - Religious perspectives
Jesus - Christian views Jesus - Islamic views Jesus - Jewish views Jesus - Eastern religions Jesus - Negative views Jesus - Other views
Jesus - Historicity
Jesus - Earlier texts? Jesus - Questions of reliability Jesus - External influences on gospel development Jesus - Historical reconstructions of Jesus's life
Jesus - Notes

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According to a Los Angeles Times report, the book titled The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of Christ Within You claims that the three "Indian" wise men named him Isa, or "Lord" in Sanskrit. The book also tells us Jesus practiced yoga and meditation with the great sages in India during from age 13 to 30.

In the book Beyond Psychology , Osho says: "Jesus himself had travelled to India while he was young. The Bible has no account of him between the age of thirteen to thirty; The Bible has no account of where Jesus had been. This looks strange - a small life - he lived only thirty-three years - and in those thirty-three years The Bible has accounts of only three years, the last three years."

(See also: Jesus in India, Indian Festivals, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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Sacred Revelations: Christ and Krishna

Both Krishna and Christ appeared on earth to help us evolve spiritually. The Supreme, though unborn and undying, reveals itself in human form to help us overcome the illusions of ignorance and self-centredness, of hatred and cruelty, through love and compassion. There are interesting similarities in the life and precepts of Krishna and Christ. Kansa and Herod - one the king of Mathura, the other, of Palestine - were forewarned that they would die at the hands of a child yet to be born. So, they went about slaughtering newborns.

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Christian Meditation: Trinity Divine and the Holy Streams 

"You have learnt that the laws of the Son of Man are seven. Now you shall know of the mystery of the three Holy Streams and the ancient way to traverse them; so shall you bathe in the light of heaven and at last behold the revelation of the mystery of mysteries: the law of God, which is One."

---The Teachings of The Elect from The Essene Gospel of Peace

This quote from one of Jesus� little-known teachings provides not only a metaphor but also a much deeper insight as how to approach meditation.

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Hinduism vs Christianity: Hindu beliefs compared with Christian beliefs

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Christ and Budda: Jesus Through Buddhist Eyes

His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, speaking to a capacity audience in the Albert Hall in 1984 united his listeners instantly with one simple statement: "All beings want to be happy; they want to avoid pain and suffering." I was impressed at how he was able to touch what we share as human beings. He affirmed our common humanity, without in any way dismissing the obvious differences.

When invited to look at 'Jesus through Buddhist eyes', I had imagined that I would use a 'compare and contrast' approach, rather like a school essay. I was brought us as a Christian and turned to Buddhism in my early thirties, so of course I have ideas about both traditions: the one I grew up in and turned aside from, and the one I adopted and continue to practise within. But after re-reading some of the gospel stories, I would like to meet Jesus again with fresh eyes, and to examine the extent to which he and the Buddha were in fact offering the same guidance, even though the traditions of Christianity and Buddhism can appear in the surface to be rather different.

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Baptism is any water purification ritual practiced in any of various religions including Christianity, Mandaeanism, and Sikhism, and has its origins with the Jewish ritual of mikvah. The word baptize derives from the Greek word βάπτειν (the infinitive; also listed as the 1st person singular present active indicative βαπτίζω), which loosely means "to dip, bathe, or wash". To some groups it is a matter of religious conviction to assert that baptism is precisely equivalent to, to plunge something entirely into th ...

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Baptism - Background in Jewish ritual Baptism - Explanation Baptism - Ecumenical statement Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican and Methodist baptism
Baptism - Baptism and salvation Baptism - Conditions of the validity of a baptism Baptism - Baptism by other denominations Baptism - Who may administer a baptism
Baptism - Baptist and other Protestant baptism Baptism - Reformed and Covenant Theology view Baptism - Latter Day Saint baptism
Baptism - Baptism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Baptism - Jehovah's Witnesses Baptism - Baptism in Churches of Christ Baptism - Other baptisms
Baptism - Non-christian religions Baptism - Non-religious baptism Baptism - Related articles and subjects Baptism - People and ritual objects
Baptism - Resources

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominat ...

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History of Christianity - Roots of Christianity
History of Christianity - The Jewish background History of Christianity - The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
History of Christianity - The earliest emergence of Christianity
History of Christianity - The Earliest Church History of Christianity - Break with Judaism History of Christianity - The Martyrs History of Christianity - The Apologists History of Christianity - House Churches History of Christianity - The writings of the New Testament apocrypha History of Christianity - Early heresies History of Christianity - Gnosticism History of Christianity - Competing religions
History of Christianity - Second and third centuries History of Christianity - Fourth century
History of Christianity - Development of the canon of scripture History of Christianity - Christianity legalized in the Roman Empire History of Christianity - The Christological controversies
History of Christianity - Fifth century
History of Christianity - The conversion of the Mediterranean world
History of Christianity - Developing Christianity outside the Mediterranean world History of Christianity - The development of the Papacy History of Christianity - The rise of Islam History of Christianity - Persecutions History of Christianity - Spread of Christianity to central and eastern Europe History of Christianity - Church and state in the Medieval west History of Christianity - Schisms between East and West History of Christianity - The later Middle Ages History of Christianity - Early America History of Christianity - The Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation
History of Christianity - Protestantism and the Rise of Denominationalism
History of Christianity - 19th century
History of Christianity - Anti-clericalism and atheistic communism
History of Christianity - 20th century
History of Christianity - Catholic reforms History of Christianity - Non-Catholic developments History of Christianity - The spread of secularism
History of Christianity - 21st century History of Christianity - Historiography History of Christianity - Print resources

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The article Judaism and Christianity compares and contrasts two closely related Abrahamic religions that are in some ways parallel to each other and in other ways fundamentally divergent in theology and practice. Whereas the article on the Judeo-Christian tradition emphasizes continuities and convergences between the two religions, this article emphasizes that Judaism and Christianity each have widely diverging views of their respective relationship to the other, and of elements they have in common, such as the Bible and God. Including:

Judaism and Christianity - Neither religion is monolithic Judaism and Christianity - Raison d'être of the religion Judaism and Christianity - The nature of religion: national versus universal Judaism and Christianity - Concepts of God Judaism and Christianity - Understanding of the Bible Judaism and Christianity - Sin and Original Sin Judaism and Christianity - Faith versus good deeds Judaism and Christianity - Love Judaism and Christianity - Abortion Judaism and Christianity - War violence and pacifism Judaism and Christianity - Judgement Judaism and Christianity - Capital punishment Judaism and Christianity - Heaven and Hell Judaism and Christianity - The Messiah
Judaism and Christianity - Catholic views Judaism and Christianity - Eastern Orthodox views Judaism and Christianity - Jewish views
Judaism and Christianity - Evangelism Judaism and Christianity - Miscellaneous Judaism and Christianity - Mutual views
Judaism and Christianity - Common Jewish views of Christianity Judaism and Christianity - Common Christian views of Judaism

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The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic dogma that asserts that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved by God from the stain of original sin at the time of her own conception. Specifically, the dogma says she was not afflicted by the privation of sanctifying grace that afflicts mankind, but was instead filled with grace by God, and furthermore lived a life completely free from sin. It is commonly confused with the doctrine of the virgin birth, though the two deal with separate subjects. Mary was conceived by normal biological means, ...

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Immaculate Conception - History of the doctrine Immaculate Conception - Protestant and Eastern Orthodox opinion Immaculate Conception - Scriptural sources Immaculate Conception - Parallelisms in other religions Immaculate Conception - Common misinterpretation Immaculate Conception - Opinion

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The Great Apostasy is a term of opprobrium used by some religious groups to allege a general fallen state of traditional Christianity, or especially of Catholicism, reformist Protestantism and (often merely by implication) Eastern Orthodoxy: that it is not representative of the faith founded by Jesus and promulgated through his twelve Apostles. This view is not shared by the churches so accused. Great Apostasy - Overview. Most significant non-Catholic and non-Orthodox Christian denominations have for ...

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Great Apostasy - Overview Great Apostasy - Lutherans and Calvinists - reformists
Great Apostasy - Temptations of power Great Apostasy - The dangers of theology Great Apostasy - Compromise with folk religion Great Apostasy - Descent into true apostasy Great Apostasy - The end result Great Apostasy - Roman Apostasy less commonly or differently taught today
Great Apostasy - Restorationist perspective
Great Apostasy - Anabaptists Great Apostasy - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Great Apostasy - Adventists Great Apostasy - Jehovah's Witnesses
Great Apostasy - Anglicans and Episcopalians - a middle way Great Apostasy - Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity
Great Apostasy - Catholic view of history Great Apostasy - Worldly ambitions Great Apostasy - Theological dangers Great Apostasy - Natural or Popular Religion
Great Apostasy - Related Articles

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Baptism - Non-Christian religions. Although baptism as a rite, is Christian, many cultures practice or have practiced rites similar to baptism, including the ancient Egyptian, the Hebraic/Jewish, the Babylonian, the Mayan and the Japanese cultures. In some, such evidence may be archaeological and descriptive in nature, rather than a modern practice. Mandaeans, who abhor Jesus and Moses as false prophets, revere John the Baptist and practice frequent baptism. The Sikh baptis ...

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Baptism, Baptism - Background in Jewish ritual, Baptism - Explanation, Baptism - Ecumenical statement, Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican and Methodist baptism, Baptism - Baptism and salvation, Baptism - Conditions of the validity of a baptism, Baptism - Baptism by other denominations, Baptism - Who may administer a baptism, Baptism - Baptist and other Protestant baptism, Baptism - Reformed and Covenant Theology view, Baptism - Latter Day Saint baptism, Baptism - Baptism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Baptism - Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptism - Baptism in Churches of Christ, Baptism - Other baptisms, Baptism - Non-Christian religions, Baptism - Methaphorical Baptisms, Baptism - Related articles and subjects, Baptism - People and ritual objects, Baptism - Resources

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Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a principle of familial, corporate inclusion or "generational succession." The biblical covenants between God and man include signs and seals that visibly represent the realities behind the covenants. These visible signs and symbols of God's covenant redemption are administered in a corporate manner (for instance, to households), not in an exclusively individualistic manner. Baptism is consi ...

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Baptism, Baptism - Background in Jewish ritual, Baptism - Explanation, Baptism - Ecumenical statement, Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican and Methodist baptism, Baptism - Baptism and salvation, Baptism - Conditions of the validity of a baptism, Baptism - Baptism by other denominations, Baptism - Who may administer a baptism, Baptism - Baptist and other Protestant baptism, Baptism - Reformed and Covenant Theology view, Baptism - Latter Day Saint baptism, Baptism - Baptism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Baptism - Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptism - Baptism in Churches of Christ, Baptism - Other baptisms, Baptism - Non-Christian religions, Baptism - Methaphorical Baptisms, Baptism - Related articles and subjects, Baptism - People and ritual objects, Baptism - Resources

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The Christian explanation of baptism as the definitive rite, by which the baptized person is indicated to be fully- qualified for participation in the life of the Church, begins with the career of John the Baptist, who was the cousin of Jesus. Those who believe that John was a prophet identify baptism with his message concerning repentance in preparation for the coming of the Messiah. "He [John] went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As is written in the book o ...

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Baptism, Baptism - Background in Jewish ritual, Baptism - Explanation, Baptism - Ecumenical statement, Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican and Methodist baptism, Baptism - Baptism and salvation, Baptism - Conditions of the validity of a baptism, Baptism - Baptism by other denominations, Baptism - Who may administer a baptism, Baptism - Baptist and other Protestant baptism, Baptism - Reformed and Covenant Theology view, Baptism - Latter Day Saint baptism, Baptism - Baptism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Baptism - Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptism - Baptism in Churches of Christ, Baptism - Other baptisms, Baptism - Non-Christian religions, Baptism - Methaphorical Baptisms, Baptism - Related articles and subjects, Baptism - People and ritual objects, Baptism - Resources

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The ecumenical paper Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, prepared by representatives across a spectrum of Christians, Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestants traditions of Christianity attempts to express a common understanding of baptism, as it is derived from the New Testament. " ... according to Acts 2:38, baptisms follow from Peter's preaching baptism in the name of Jesus and lead those baptized to the receiving of Christ's Spirit, the Holy Ghost, and life in the community: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' tea ...

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Baptism, Baptism - Background in Jewish ritual, Baptism - Explanation, Baptism - Ecumenical statement, Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican and Methodist baptism, Baptism - Baptism and salvation, Baptism - Conditions of the validity of a baptism, Baptism - Baptism by other denominations, Baptism - Who may administer a baptism, Baptism - Baptist and other Protestant baptism, Baptism - Reformed and Covenant Theology view, Baptism - Latter Day Saint baptism, Baptism - Baptism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Baptism - Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptism - Baptism in Churches of Christ, Baptism - Other baptisms, Baptism - Non-Christian religions, Baptism - Methaphorical Baptisms, Baptism - Related articles and subjects, Baptism - People and ritual objects, Baptism - Resources

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