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Facts About Jesus Birth
1. Jesus got his name from an angel of God who told Joseph that Mary was *******t by the Holy Spirit and not by a human. Joseph was going to divorce Mary, but the angel told him not to do this, and to name the child Jesus.
2. Jesus was a fairly common name in the first half of the first century A.D. It means in Hebrew: “God saves”.
3. Jesus did not have a last name like us in the 21st century. Christ is not his last name, but a title that means “the anointed one”.
4. Although millions of people celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, most scholars agree that he wasn’t born on that day. His birthday is celebrated in December because that was the date of the Jewish Festival of Lights, called the Festival of Hanukkah, which fell on 25 to 30 Kislev. Nobody really knows exactly when Jesus was born. Some scholars believe that Jesus may have been born in spring or summer.
5. The Bible does not say how many wise men came to see Jesus. The traditional number of three came about because three gifts are mentioned.
6. The star of Bethlehem was most likely an astrological conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. Rumor has it that the star could be a nova or a new star; a comet; or an aligning of Jupiter with the star Regulus.
7. Jesus wasn’t actually born in 1 A.D. Most scholars put the date of Jesus’ birth sometime between 7 B.C. and 2 B.C.
8. People have been using “Xmas” since the 1500s. If you say “Xmas” you’re not taking the “Christ” out of “Christmas”. In Greek, “X,” or Chi, is the first letter of Christ’ name.
9. Jesus wasn’t born in a stable. The wooden crèche we’re used to see as part of Nativity scenes is not accurate.
Some people, including the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, believe Jesus was born in a “cave-like place.”
10. The wise men may not have met Jesus as a newborn. Many scholars believe they arrived when Jesus was between 1 and 2 years old. When they came, the Bible says they visited Jesus at his family’ house, not at the place of his birth.
11. After the wise men failed to report back to him about Jesus’ birth, Harod gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were younger than 2 years. Experts estimate that between 7 and 20 children were murdered during this massacre.
12. Jesus was the first and only baby born to a ****** and was the only human ever to live a sinless life.
13. Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, means “house of bread.”
14. You know that scene we often see where Joseph and the *******t Mary are going to Bethlehem, and Joseph is walking while leading a donkey on which Mary is riding? The Bible never says Mary was riding a donkey (she may have walked).
15. Jesus was not white, as most portraits of him would have us believe. Bible declares Jesus’ Jewishness, meaning He likely had light to dark brown skin.
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23. The perfume a woman, called Mary, poured on Jesus is said to be worth more than a year’ wages. The Greek translation puts this as more than 300 Roman denarii. In today’s currency, that’s roughly $20,000 of precious perfume poured out on Jesus’ feet.
24. John 11:35 “Jesus wept”, is the shortest verse in the Bible.
25. In every one of Jesus’ recorded prayers, He addressed God as “Father.”
26. The main reason Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem was to fulfill the prophecy in Zechariah 9:10: “to proclaim peace to the nations”.
27. Following His resurrection from the dead, Jesus appeared 12 times to his disciples and followers.
28. Jesus was about 30 years old when he began His ministry.
29. Jesus began His public ministry around AD 26, shortly after the ministry of John the Baptist.
30. Jesus’ earthly ministry last about 3.5 years.
31. According to scholars, the first recorded words of Jesus are in You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.: “The time has come. The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
32. Jesus spoke on earth 3 languages: Aramaic was his first language, Hebrew for scholarly questions and Greek on some occasions.
33. It is supposed from You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that Jesus was, like his stepfather, a carpenter. But, by today’s notion of the profession, he’d more likely be called an “engineer”.
34. Every quote Jesus used against Satan was from the book of Deuteronomy.
35. The New Testament tells of the life and ministry of Jesus. There is a total of 260 chapters and 7956 verses in the New Testament. If you divide these numbers against each other, you will get the age Jesus started His ministry. 7956 verses : 260 chapters = 30.6 Indeed, Jesus was about 30 years old when he began His ministry.
36. Jesus and the number 40: Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days; Jesus preached for about 40 months; 40 days separate the Ascension of Jesus of his Resurrection.
37. Jesus, Moses, and Elijah fasted for 40 days. Moses also went without water.
38. God the Father spoke to Jesus audibly 3 times while He was on Earth: At His baptism; At the Transfiguration; Before Jesus went to the cross.
39. The last words of Jesus before he ascended to heaven was: “I am with you always, to the very end of the age”.
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49. “Gethsemane” is a corruption into English of the Hebrew words GAT and SHMANIM. GAT means wine-press, while SHMANIN means oils, and is the plural of the Hebrew word SHEMEN, for oil. Thus, a literal translation of “Gethsemane” would be “winepress of oils”.
50. “Gethsemane” is a corruption into English of the Hebrew words GAT and SHMANIM. GAT means wine-press, while SHMANIN means oils, and is the plural of the Hebrew word SHEMEN, for oil. Thus, a literal translation of “Gethsemane” would be “winepress of oils”.
51. The sign nailed to the cross of Jesus stating: “Jesus Of Nazareth, The King Of The Jews” was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek.
52. Today in many churches, when Jesus’ cross is displayed, the letters INRI are placed on the sign above the cross. INRI is an abbreviation for “Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum”, which is the Latin translation of “Jesus Of Nazareth, The King Of The Jews”
53. Jesus had been on the cross from approximately 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M., a total of six hours.
54. Traditionally, many believe that Jesus was crucified on a Friday afternoon. The Good Friday–Easter Sunday tradition simply isn’t true or biblical. Most scholars now agree that Jesus was crucified and entombed on a Wednesday afternoon, not on Friday.
55. The name of the place where Jesus was crucified was called, “Golgotha,” which means “The Place of a Skull.” According to early church fathers, the location was called “The Place of the Skull” due to the shape of the hill that apparently reminded people of a human skull. Golgotha is located underneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which lies in the northwest quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.
56. Crucifixions were commonplace in Roman times. It was designed not only to kill but also as a terrible warning to other would-be criminals. Victims of crucifixion were to be humiliated, often left to hang completely *****. Crucifixion was also an “excruciating” way to die because it was a very slow and painful means of death. Depending on the circumstance, some people could live for days after being nailed to a cross. Given the nature of crucifixion and its dishonorable form, Roman citizens were not crucified, except for treason.
57. Before being crucified, criminals were beaten with a whip. The thongs of the whip were often strung with knuckle-bones, lead pellets, or other sharp objects, sometimes to fatal effect. This punishment caused considerable bleeding and sometimes death.
58. Most victims of crucifixion eventually fell into unconsciousness, but Jesus remained fully conscious until the end. He died suddenly with a prayer.
59. The 7 last words of Jesus on the cross were:
1. Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”, which means: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”;
2. Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing;
3. Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise;
4. Father, into your hands I commit my spirit;
5. Dear Woman, here is your son;
6. I am thirsty;
7. It is finished.
60. The 30 pieces of silver Judas received to betrayed Jesus was 30 Roman Denarii, which are roughly equivalent to an average American accepting payment of about $4,200.
61. Many dead saints came out of their graves at Christ’s death.
62. It was not usual to bury the bodies of criminals. They were left for the dogs and vultures to eat. However, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body and bury him with the help of Nicodemus.
63. Jesus was very poor on Earth but when he died he was buried in a rich man’s tomb. Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be buried in a rich man’s tomb. This was fulfilled hundreds of years later.
64. Many scholars believe that the average life expectancy during Jesus’ time on Earth was about 30-40 years.
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You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.: Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16 and Acts 1:13. The order in which the names of the disciples are listed varies. But the list always starts with Peter, and always concludes with Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
66. Jesus’ disciples were teenagers, almost all under the age of 18 and some as young as 15. All were most likely bachelors.
67. The first mention of Apostle Paul in the Bible is in Acts 7:58, his first recorded words are in Acts 9:5 and his first recorded sermon in Acts 13: 16-41.
68. Bartholomew, one of Jesus’ disciples was beaten, skinned alive and crucified head down. Some of his skin and bones are still kept in The Basilica of St. Bartholomew in Rome. A part of his skull is in Germany and an arm is venerated at the Canterbury Cathedral in England.
69. John was thrown into a metal pot of boiling oil, but he miraculously survived. The Roman emperor at the time, Domitian, decided after the incident to banish John to the island of Patmos in Greece. When Domitian died, John went back to Ephesus in Turkey where he spent the rest of his days. He died a very old man, the only disciple to do so.
70. The apostle Paul persecuted the Church for about the first 3 years of its existence.
71. Judas Iscariot was one of the 7 people who committed suicide in the Bible. The others were Zimri, Abimelech, Ahithophel, Samson, Saul and Saul’ armor bearer.
72. Word for word, Luke wrote more of the New Testament than Paul.
73. The books Paul wrote in the New Testament were named for the people they were written to.
74. Paul was guarded by 470 soldiers when He was taken to Governor Felix.
75. Paul was a tentmaker, he spoke both Greek and Hebrew, but was unskilled in speech.
76. Timothy was mentioned by Paul 17 times in his letters and had a Jewish mother and a Gentile father.
77. The field where Judas Iscariot committed suicide was named Aceldama or “The Field of Blood”
78. Jesus stayed up all night praying before choosing His 12 disciples. The first two he called were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew.
79. Paul uses the word “joy” more in Philippians than any other Epistle. It was written while he was in prison. He uses the word “grace” within the first 5 verses of each book he wrote. Paul also gives “thanks” in the 1st chapter of 11 of his 13 books.
80. Paul performed the last recorded miracle in the Bible in Acts 28:7-9. He healed the father of Publius, who was sick in bed, suffering from fever and severe diarrhea.
81. In the synoptic Gospels, Jesus only called His apostles “disciples” one time: when He gave them directions for preparing for the Last Supper.
82. Tradition says James was called “Old Camel Knees” because he spent so much time on his knees in prayer.
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Facts About The Gospels
83. The Gospel according to Luke was written by a doctor.
84. Matthew is the only Gospel written by a Jew to the Jews about their Jewish Messiah.
85. At least 60% of Matthew’s Gospel focuses on the teachings of Jesus.
86. There are no parables in John’s Gospel. But it contains metaphors about ordinary things, such as water, harvest, bread, light, a shepherd and a grain of wheat.
87. Lydia was the first Christian who converted in Europe.
88. Jesus called Himself the “Son of man” 79 times in the Gospels.
89. The prayer recorded in John 17 is the longest recorded prayer of Jesus in any of the Gospels.
90. The first three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are known as the Synoptic Gospels, because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar wording.
91. Mark’s Gospel, the shortest of the three, appears almost in its entirety in the Gospel of Matthew, and 53% of Mark is found in Luke.
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Facts About Jesus Birth
1. Jesus got his name from an angel of God who told Joseph that Mary was *******t by the Holy Spirit and not by a human. Joseph was going to divorce Mary, but the angel told him not to do this, and to name the child Jesus.
2. Jesus was a fairly common name in the first half of the first century A.D. It means in Hebrew: “God saves”.
3. Jesus did not have a last name like us in the 21st century. Christ is not his last name, but a title that means “the anointed one”.
4. Although millions of people celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, most scholars agree that he wasn’t born on that day. His birthday is celebrated in December because that was the date of the Jewish Festival of Lights, called the Festival of Hanukkah, which fell on 25 to 30 Kislev. Nobody really knows exactly when Jesus was born. Some scholars believe that Jesus may have been born in spring or summer.
5. The Bible does not say how many wise men came to see Jesus. The traditional number of three came about because three gifts are mentioned.
6. The star of Bethlehem was most likely an astrological conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. Rumor has it that the star could be a nova or a new star; a comet; or an aligning of Jupiter with the star Regulus.
7. Jesus wasn’t actually born in 1 A.D. Most scholars put the date of Jesus’ birth sometime between 7 B.C. and 2 B.C.
8. People have been using “Xmas” since the 1500s. If you say “Xmas” you’re not taking the “Christ” out of “Christmas”. In Greek, “X,” or Chi, is the first letter of Christ’ name.
9. Jesus wasn’t born in a stable. The wooden crèche we’re used to see as part of Nativity scenes is not accurate.
Some people, including the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, believe Jesus was born in a “cave-like place.”
10. The wise men may not have met Jesus as a newborn. Many scholars believe they arrived when Jesus was between 1 and 2 years old. When they came, the Bible says they visited Jesus at his family’ house, not at the place of his birth.
11. After the wise men failed to report back to him about Jesus’ birth, Harod gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were younger than 2 years. Experts estimate that between 7 and 20 children were murdered during this massacre.
12. Jesus was the first and only baby born to a ****** and was the only human ever to live a sinless life.
13. Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, means “house of bread.”
14. You know that scene we often see where Joseph and the *******t Mary are going to Bethlehem, and Joseph is walking while leading a donkey on which Mary is riding? The Bible never says Mary was riding a donkey (she may have walked).
15. Jesus was not white, as most portraits of him would have us believe. Bible declares Jesus’ Jewishness, meaning He likely had light to dark brown skin.
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You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. it refers to those who have received rabbinical ordination and are educated in Jewish law.
23. The perfume a woman, called Mary, poured on Jesus is said to be worth more than a year’ wages. The Greek translation puts this as more than 300 Roman denarii. In today’s currency, that’s roughly $20,000 of precious perfume poured out on Jesus’ feet.
24. John 11:35 “Jesus wept”, is the shortest verse in the Bible.
25. In every one of Jesus’ recorded prayers, He addressed God as “Father.”
26. The main reason Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem was to fulfill the prophecy in Zechariah 9:10: “to proclaim peace to the nations”.
27. Following His resurrection from the dead, Jesus appeared 12 times to his disciples and followers.
28. Jesus was about 30 years old when he began His ministry.
29. Jesus began His public ministry around AD 26, shortly after the ministry of John the Baptist.
30. Jesus’ earthly ministry last about 3.5 years.
31. According to scholars, the first recorded words of Jesus are in You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.: “The time has come. The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
32. Jesus spoke on earth 3 languages: Aramaic was his first language, Hebrew for scholarly questions and Greek on some occasions.
33. It is supposed from You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that Jesus was, like his stepfather, a carpenter. But, by today’s notion of the profession, he’d more likely be called an “engineer”.
34. Every quote Jesus used against Satan was from the book of Deuteronomy.
35. The New Testament tells of the life and ministry of Jesus. There is a total of 260 chapters and 7956 verses in the New Testament. If you divide these numbers against each other, you will get the age Jesus started His ministry. 7956 verses : 260 chapters = 30.6 Indeed, Jesus was about 30 years old when he began His ministry.
36. Jesus and the number 40: Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days; Jesus preached for about 40 months; 40 days separate the Ascension of Jesus of his Resurrection.
37. Jesus, Moses, and Elijah fasted for 40 days. Moses also went without water.
38. God the Father spoke to Jesus audibly 3 times while He was on Earth: At His baptism; At the Transfiguration; Before Jesus went to the cross.
39. The last words of Jesus before he ascended to heaven was: “I am with you always, to the very end of the age”.
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49. “Gethsemane” is a corruption into English of the Hebrew words GAT and SHMANIM. GAT means wine-press, while SHMANIN means oils, and is the plural of the Hebrew word SHEMEN, for oil. Thus, a literal translation of “Gethsemane” would be “winepress of oils”.
50. “Gethsemane” is a corruption into English of the Hebrew words GAT and SHMANIM. GAT means wine-press, while SHMANIN means oils, and is the plural of the Hebrew word SHEMEN, for oil. Thus, a literal translation of “Gethsemane” would be “winepress of oils”.
51. The sign nailed to the cross of Jesus stating: “Jesus Of Nazareth, The King Of The Jews” was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek.
52. Today in many churches, when Jesus’ cross is displayed, the letters INRI are placed on the sign above the cross. INRI is an abbreviation for “Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum”, which is the Latin translation of “Jesus Of Nazareth, The King Of The Jews”
53. Jesus had been on the cross from approximately 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M., a total of six hours.
54. Traditionally, many believe that Jesus was crucified on a Friday afternoon. The Good Friday–Easter Sunday tradition simply isn’t true or biblical. Most scholars now agree that Jesus was crucified and entombed on a Wednesday afternoon, not on Friday.
55. The name of the place where Jesus was crucified was called, “Golgotha,” which means “The Place of a Skull.” According to early church fathers, the location was called “The Place of the Skull” due to the shape of the hill that apparently reminded people of a human skull. Golgotha is located underneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which lies in the northwest quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.
56. Crucifixions were commonplace in Roman times. It was designed not only to kill but also as a terrible warning to other would-be criminals. Victims of crucifixion were to be humiliated, often left to hang completely *****. Crucifixion was also an “excruciating” way to die because it was a very slow and painful means of death. Depending on the circumstance, some people could live for days after being nailed to a cross. Given the nature of crucifixion and its dishonorable form, Roman citizens were not crucified, except for treason.
57. Before being crucified, criminals were beaten with a whip. The thongs of the whip were often strung with knuckle-bones, lead pellets, or other sharp objects, sometimes to fatal effect. This punishment caused considerable bleeding and sometimes death.
58. Most victims of crucifixion eventually fell into unconsciousness, but Jesus remained fully conscious until the end. He died suddenly with a prayer.
59. The 7 last words of Jesus on the cross were:
1. Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”, which means: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”;
2. Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing;
3. Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise;
4. Father, into your hands I commit my spirit;
5. Dear Woman, here is your son;
6. I am thirsty;
7. It is finished.
60. The 30 pieces of silver Judas received to betrayed Jesus was 30 Roman Denarii, which are roughly equivalent to an average American accepting payment of about $4,200.
61. Many dead saints came out of their graves at Christ’s death.
62. It was not usual to bury the bodies of criminals. They were left for the dogs and vultures to eat. However, Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body and bury him with the help of Nicodemus.
63. Jesus was very poor on Earth but when he died he was buried in a rich man’s tomb. Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be buried in a rich man’s tomb. This was fulfilled hundreds of years later.
64. Many scholars believe that the average life expectancy during Jesus’ time on Earth was about 30-40 years.
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You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.: Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16 and Acts 1:13. The order in which the names of the disciples are listed varies. But the list always starts with Peter, and always concludes with Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
66. Jesus’ disciples were teenagers, almost all under the age of 18 and some as young as 15. All were most likely bachelors.
67. The first mention of Apostle Paul in the Bible is in Acts 7:58, his first recorded words are in Acts 9:5 and his first recorded sermon in Acts 13: 16-41.
68. Bartholomew, one of Jesus’ disciples was beaten, skinned alive and crucified head down. Some of his skin and bones are still kept in The Basilica of St. Bartholomew in Rome. A part of his skull is in Germany and an arm is venerated at the Canterbury Cathedral in England.
69. John was thrown into a metal pot of boiling oil, but he miraculously survived. The Roman emperor at the time, Domitian, decided after the incident to banish John to the island of Patmos in Greece. When Domitian died, John went back to Ephesus in Turkey where he spent the rest of his days. He died a very old man, the only disciple to do so.
70. The apostle Paul persecuted the Church for about the first 3 years of its existence.
71. Judas Iscariot was one of the 7 people who committed suicide in the Bible. The others were Zimri, Abimelech, Ahithophel, Samson, Saul and Saul’ armor bearer.
72. Word for word, Luke wrote more of the New Testament than Paul.
73. The books Paul wrote in the New Testament were named for the people they were written to.
74. Paul was guarded by 470 soldiers when He was taken to Governor Felix.
75. Paul was a tentmaker, he spoke both Greek and Hebrew, but was unskilled in speech.
76. Timothy was mentioned by Paul 17 times in his letters and had a Jewish mother and a Gentile father.
77. The field where Judas Iscariot committed suicide was named Aceldama or “The Field of Blood”
78. Jesus stayed up all night praying before choosing His 12 disciples. The first two he called were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew.
79. Paul uses the word “joy” more in Philippians than any other Epistle. It was written while he was in prison. He uses the word “grace” within the first 5 verses of each book he wrote. Paul also gives “thanks” in the 1st chapter of 11 of his 13 books.
80. Paul performed the last recorded miracle in the Bible in Acts 28:7-9. He healed the father of Publius, who was sick in bed, suffering from fever and severe diarrhea.
81. In the synoptic Gospels, Jesus only called His apostles “disciples” one time: when He gave them directions for preparing for the Last Supper.
82. Tradition says James was called “Old Camel Knees” because he spent so much time on his knees in prayer.
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Facts About The Gospels
83. The Gospel according to Luke was written by a doctor.
84. Matthew is the only Gospel written by a Jew to the Jews about their Jewish Messiah.
85. At least 60% of Matthew’s Gospel focuses on the teachings of Jesus.
86. There are no parables in John’s Gospel. But it contains metaphors about ordinary things, such as water, harvest, bread, light, a shepherd and a grain of wheat.
87. Lydia was the first Christian who converted in Europe.
88. Jesus called Himself the “Son of man” 79 times in the Gospels.
89. The prayer recorded in John 17 is the longest recorded prayer of Jesus in any of the Gospels.
90. The first three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are known as the Synoptic Gospels, because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar wording.
91. Mark’s Gospel, the shortest of the three, appears almost in its entirety in the Gospel of Matthew, and 53% of Mark is found in Luke.
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