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The Dead Christ (1582) by Annibale Carracci

Lamentation over the Dead Christ (c. 1480) by Andrea Mantegna

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Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE), also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. He is commonly referred to as Jesus Christ, where "Christ" is a title derived from the Greek christós, meaning the "Anointed One", which corresponds to the Hebrew-derived "Messiah".

See also

• New Testament Jesus
  • Biblical Jesus
  • Christian views about women
  • Christian views of Jesus
  • Crucifixion of Jesus and Resurrection of Jesus
  • Miracles of Jesus
  • Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
  • King of kings
  • Race of Jesus
  • Sermon on the Mount
• Jesus and history
  • Apostolic Succession of Jesus
  • Christian apologetics
  • Genealogy of Jesus
  • Gospel Harmony
  • Historicity of Jesus
  • Historicity of the Gospels
  • Jesus and comparative mythology
  • New Testament view on Jesus' life

• General topics
  • Christian mythology
  • INRI (stands for "Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews")
  • Nazarene
• Views on Jesus
  • Apocrypha
  • Christology
  • Pauline Christianity
  • Religious perspectives on Jesus
  • Sexuality of Jesus
• Related lists
  • List of books about Jesus
  • List of founders of major religions
  • List of Messiah claimants
  • List of people who have been considered deities
  • List of people who have claimed to be Jesus