Jesus of Nazareth, known to Christians as Jesus Christ, was a Jewish teacher and reformer of religion who is the central figure of Christianity. He lived in what is now Israel in the first century CE.
The Gospels in the New Testament describe him preaching, performing miracles, being executed (the Crucifixion), and returning from death (the Resurrection).
Christians try to follow the teachings and example of Jesus. In the Christian tradition he is believed to be the Son of God: part of the Trinity.
Muslims do not believe that Jesus was God or “the Son of God”. They regard him as the second-to-last prophet, before the final prophet Muhammad. They believe that, like Muhammad, Jesus was an ordinary man chosen by God to teach the word of Islam.
Even though Jesus was a Jew, and his teaching came out of the Jewish religion, most Jewish people do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah that is promised in the Jewish Scriptures.
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Limoges enamelled plaque depicting crucifixion of Christ by Paul Soyer; Khalili Collection of Enamels of the World FR 990(X)
