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Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do.

Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. His life, death by crucifixion, and resurrection as reported in the New Testament of the Bible are the basis of Christianity, the world's largest religion.

Jesus of Nazareth was a first-century Jewish preacher, religious leader and a carpenter. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited messiah (the Christ), prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.

Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically. The quest for the historical Jesus has yielded some uncertainty on the historical reliability of the Gospels and on how closely the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament reflects the historical Jesus, as the only records of Jesus' life are contained in the Gospels. Jesus was a Galilean Jew who underwent circumcision, was baptized by John the Baptist, and began his own ministry. His teachings were initially conserved by oral transmission and he himself was often referred to as "rabbi".

Jesus debated with fellow Jews on how to best follow God, engaged in healings, taught in parables and gathered followers. He was arrested and tried by the Jewish authorities, turned over to the Roman government, and crucified on the order of Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Jerusalem. After his death, his followers believed he rose from the dead, and the community they formed eventually became the early Christian Church.

Jesus is also revered in other religions. In Islam, Jesus (often referred to by his Quranic name ʿĪsā) is considered the penultimate prophet of God and the messiah. Muslims believe Jesus was born of the virgin Mary (another figure revered in Islam), but was neither God nor a son of God. The Quran states that Jesus never claimed to be divine. Most Muslims do not believe that he was killed or crucified, but that God raised him into Heaven while he was still alive. In contrast, Judaism rejects the belief that Jesus was the awaited messiah, arguing that he did not fulfill messianic prophecies, and was neither divine nor resurrected.

The Last Supper, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The Cup of Christ is also known as the Holy Grail, after King Arthur and his Crusades. It has never been found, in all searches through the ages, though there are many claims.

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  JESUS CHRIST IS REPORTED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT OF THE BIBLE AS THE BASIS OF CHRISTIANITY, SON OF GOD RISEN FROM THE DEAD, ASCENDED TO HEAVEN

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