Jesus biography

It is thought that Jesus Christ was born around 4 – 6 BC in Bethlehem, about six miles from Jerusalem. His parents, Joseph and Mary, took him to Egypt to avoid a massacre of infant boys ordered by King Herod. The family returned to their home in Nazareth in what is now northern Israel after King Herod’s death.

Jesus lived in Nazareth until he was about 30 when he began travelling around the area teaching people about God and urging them to change the way they lived.

Jesus - Wikipedia

He also healed people of a huge range of illnesses. At the start of this period, he recruited 12 men – known as disciples - to follow him. Dozens of other men and women also followed him. Two disciples, Matthew and John, later wrote about what happened. Their eyewitness accounts are in the Bible.

Jesus’ teachings were radical and counter-cultural.

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Thousands of people heard him speak. He inspired and challenged the people who heard him but antagonised most of the Jewish religious leader Jesus of Nazareth Biography - life, childhood, name, story ... HYH