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Jesus bloodline. The Jesus bloodline refers to the proposition that a lineal sequence of the historical Jesus has persisted, possibly to the present time. The claims frequently describe Jesus as having married, often to Mary Magdalene, and as having descendants living in Europe, especially France but also the UK.
Christianity "emerged as a sect of Judaism in Roman Judea" [1] in the syncretistic Hellenistic world of the first century AD, which was dominated by Roman law and Greek culture. [2] It started with the ministry of Jesus, who proclaimed the coming of the Kingdom of God. [3] [web 1] After his death by crucifixion, some of his followers are said ...
Among the Syriac Christians the feast is called denho (up-going), a name to be connected with the notion of rising light expressed in Luke 1:78. In the East Syriac rite, the season of Epiphany (Epiphanytide) is known as Denha. In the Armenian Apostolic Church, January 6 is celebrated as the Nativity (Soorp Tsnund) and Theophany of Christ. The ...
v. t. e. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( / ˈdʒɛʒuɪts, ˈdʒɛzju -/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-; [2] Latin: Iesuitae ), [3] is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Jesus (name) Isa, Isho, Joshua, Yeshua, Yashu, Jezús, Jézus. Jesus ( / ˈdʒiːzəs /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous ( Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua ( ישוע ). [1] [2] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related ...
Christianity. Christianity ( / ˌkrɪst ( ʃ) iˈænɪti /) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population. [8]
The Holy Land [a] is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. Today, the term "Holy Land" usually refers to a territory roughly corresponding to the modern states of Israel and Palestine.
In the New Testament the name Jesus is given both in the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew, and Emmanuel only in Matthew. In Luke 1:31 an angel tells Mary to name her child Jesus, and in Matthew 1:21 an angel tells Joseph to name the child Jesus. The statement in Matthew 1:21 "you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people ...