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Nazareth
Nazareth was the small village in Galilee where Jesus Christ grew up. It appears only in the New Testament, and its name became widely known because Jesus was called "Jesus of Nazareth."
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- Joseph of NazarethPeople
In the New Testament, Joseph is the husband of Mary and the legal father of Jesus. He is presented as a descendant of David and is recorded as having worked as a carpenter in Nazareth of Galilee.
- Jesus ChristDoctrine & Theology
Jesus Christ is the central figure of the Christian faith. Christianity confesses Jesus of Nazareth, who ministered in first-century Judea and was crucified, as the Messiah and the Son of God, and calls him by this name.
- INRIDoctrine & Theology
INRI is the abbreviation of the Latin inscription "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum" (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews), the wording of the notice of the charge placed on the cross above Jesus.
- Luke 4:18-19Bible Verses
Luke 4:18-19 contains the words Jesus read from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth and proclaimed as the purpose of his ministry. Because the passage speaks of bringing the gospel to the poor, the captives, the blind, and the oppressed, interpreters have long debated whether it refers to spiritual salvation alone or also includes social liberation.
- Joseph (Husband of Mary)People
Joseph was the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and a descendant of David who appears in the birth narratives of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. He is known to have worked as a carpenter in Nazareth and is regarded as the legal father of Jesus.
- ChristianityDenominations
Christianity is the religion centered on faith in Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ, that is, the Savior, and it encompasses the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. In Korea, the Korean word for Christianity is also commonly used to refer to Protestantism alone.
- Historical JesusDoctrine & Theology
The historical Jesus is the portrait of Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century figure, as reconstructed through the methods of historical scholarship, as distinct from confessions of faith. The scholarly effort to recover this portrait is known as the "quest for the historical Jesus."
- Flight into EgyptBible
The Flight into Egypt is the event in which Joseph, instructed in a dream after Herod the Great sought to kill the infant Jesus, took Mary and the child and fled to Egypt. After Herod's death the family returned and settled in Nazareth. The account appears only in Matthew 2.
- AnnunciationBible
The Annunciation is the event recorded in Luke 1 in which the angel Gabriel announced to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, that she would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and name him Jesus.
- ChristBible
Christ is the English form of the Greek Christos, meaning "anointed one," and corresponds to the Hebrew Messiah. The New Testament applies this title to Jesus of Nazareth.
- ArchelausPeople
Archelaus was a son of Herod the Great who ruled Judea after his father's death. He is mentioned only once in Scripture, in Matthew 2:22, as the reason Joseph's family settled in Nazareth after returning from Egypt.
- Matthew 2Bible
Matthew 2 recounts how the wise men from the east came to worship the infant Jesus, and how Joseph's family fled from Herod to Egypt before settling in Nazareth.
- Luke 4Bible
Luke 4 recounts how Jesus, after being tempted by the devil in the wilderness, returns to Galilee, reads from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth, and is rejected there. It also describes how he begins his public ministry in Capernaum by casting out demons and healing the sick.
- Joseph (Son of Jacob)People
Joseph is a figure in the Book of Genesis, the son of Jacob and Rachel. Sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers, he rose to become the country's chief administrator and saved his family during a famine. He is distinct from Joseph of Nazareth, the legal father of Jesus.
- Luke 1:26-35Bible Verses
In this passage the angel Gabriel appears to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, and announces that she will conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and is to name him Jesus. It is a principal text for the confession of the virgin birth and the Incarnation and is frequently read during Advent and Christmas.
- Isaiah 61:1–3Bible Verses
A passage in which one anointed by the Spirit of God proclaims liberty and comfort to the poor, the brokenhearted, and the captives. It is frequently cited because Jesus read it in the synagogue at Nazareth and declared that it was fulfilled in him.
- Brothers of JesusBible
A collective term for James, Joseph (Joses), Simon, and Judas, who are called the "brothers" of Jesus in the New Testament, together with his unnamed sisters. Christian traditions differ in their understanding of how these individuals were related to Jesus.
- Messianic JudaismDenominations
Messianic Judaism is a religious movement whose adherents believe Jesus to be the Messiah of Israel while seeking to maintain Jewish identity and Jewish practices such as the Sabbath and the biblical feasts.
- Presentation of the LordFeasts & Seasons
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a feast of the church year that commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. Western churches usually observe it on February 2.