Jesus of Nazareth

## Jesus

Jesus

*"God loves the world in this way: that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, Nicodemus, He sent Him to save it through Him."*
―Jesus to Nicodemus.[src]
**Jesus** is a craftsman from Nazareth and the son of Mary. Christians believe that He is the awaited Messiah and the Son of God the Father. At the same time, He is the complete Almighty God who took on human form on Earth and is one of the members of the Holy Trinity.

## Biography

*Note: This biography is about how Jesus is portrayed in the show, not a biography of the real Jesus. We encourage you to read the Gospels.*

### Early Life

Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem in 6 BC to Mary and was taken care of by His mother and His earthly father Joseph of Nazareth. When He was two years old, He and His parents are forced to leave Bethlehem, travelling to Egypt, because of Herod's order of the Massacre of the Innocents. After Herod's reign, they returned to Judea and then to Galilee. Returning to Nazareth, Jesus grew up with His neighbors and relatives, including His cousin, John the Baptizer.

In Jerusalem, 8 AD, when Jesus was twelve, He slipped out of the family caravan during the Festival of the Passover, and stayed at The Temple. After three days of searching, Joseph found the missing Jesus who teaches the rabbis, the scribes, and the scholars at The Temple. Distressed and worried, Mary asks Jesus to help them get through all of this with Him, and Joseph tells Jesus to not do that again.

As He grew older, Jesus learns carpentry and craftsmanship from Joseph, but years later, Joseph passes away. Jesus, as expected with the customs of the time, began taking on the responsibilities of Joseph, growing up even faster. Jesus earns money for Him and His family as a craftsman during His twenties.

### Beginning of Ministry

#### Baptism by John

In 29 AD, on the Jordan River, Jesus is baptized by John the Baptizer, with John testifying Jesus is the Lamb of God. Two of John's disciples, Andrew and Philip, are standing on that day.

### Private Signs

#### Redeeming Mary of Magdala

Jesus goes to The Hammer, a tavern, to heal and restore a demon-possessed woman named Mary of Magdala.

#### Calling of Thaddeus and James

Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, offering His goods and services as a craftsman for food, clothes, etc., and He teaches in the streets and outside cities as well. In Bethsaida, while helping in constructing a privy, Jesus meets a stonemason named Thaddeus. After teaching again, Jesus meets Thaddeus again and told him that He was building a fortress stronger than stone. Thaddeus believed Him and decided to follow Jesus. Afterwards, Thaddeus introduced his friend, James, to Jesus, who is on his way to join the 288 Jerusalem Temple Choir. James, nicknamed Little James, believed Jesus too and followed Him.

#### Jesus and the Children

The trio went to Capernaum and they planned to stay for a few weeks. While camping on the outskirts of Capernaum, Jesus meets a little girl named Abagail, who introduced her friend Joshua and other friends to Him. Jesus spent a few days teaching them about love, prayer, justice, compassion, faith, and wisdom. During this time, Jesus redeemed Mary Magdalene.

#### Calling of Mary Magdalene

Several days later, Jesus, introducing Himself again, joins Mary Magdalene on her Shabbat dinner, together with Jesus' students, Thaddeus and James.

#### The Lamb of God

One day, Andrew and Philip heard their rabbi John the Baptizer saying Jesus is the Lamb of God as Jesus walked by. Andrew runs all the way from the edge of the Jordan River to tell his brother Simon about Jesus.

#### Calling of the Four Fishermen

The next day, Jesus was teaching on the shores of the Sea of Galilee and some fishermen land their boat right next to Him. He asked the fishermen, Simon and Andrew, if he could stand on their boat. After the sermon, Jesus instructs Simon and Andrew to cast their nets and they obey, leading to a miraculous catch of fish. Then, Simon surrenders himself and Jesus calls him and Andrew to become fishers-of-men. Jesus calls their fishing partners, James and his brother John, as well.

### First Public Signs

#### First Miracle: Water to Wine

The day after the miraculous catch of fish, Jesus and His initial students make their way to the wedding celebration of Jesus' childhood friend, Asher, in Cana. At the wedding, Jesus reunites with His mother and introduced her His initial students. As the first day ends, the wine runs low and Mary asks her son to intervene on behalf of the bridegroom's family. Miraculously, He turned the water into wine.

#### Calling of Thomas and Ramah

After the wedding celebration for that night, Jesus invites the caterer Thomas and his business partner Ramah to follow Him in Samaria in 12 days.

#### Healing of the Leper on the Road

On their way back to Capernaum, Jesus and His students meet Tamar, an Ethiopian. Suddenly, they encounter a leper and Jesus heals him.

#### Healing the Paralytic at Capernaum

Subsequently, they head to the house of James's, nicknamed Big James, and John's parents, Zebedee and Salome. There, Jesus is teaching and a crowd quickly gathers. Tamar, witnessing the healing of a leper, forces her paralytic friend through the crowd to meet Jesus by removing the roof. The paralytic is lowered and Jesus heals him after he responds to the Pharisees, Shmuel and Yussif.

#### Jesus and Nicodemus

The next day, Jesus meets with a prominent Pharisee and a religious leader, Nicodemus, by night. Nicodemus is in a whirl: his heart is telling him to believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus invites Nicodemus to join his disciples, but Nicodemus' head warns him of what he stands to lose by doing so. He cannot summon up the courage to give up his position to become a follower of Jesus ... yet.

#### Calling of Matthew

Thereafter, Jesus called Matthew the tax collector to follow Him, upsetting Simon. That night, at Matthew's dinner party, Jesus and His students are with the other tax collectors and sinners, disturbing the Pharisees. Eventually, Jesus and His students left Capernaum, planning to not stay in one place for too long.

#### Healing of Simon's Mother-In-Law

Jesus goes to Simon's house, together with Andrew, and heals Dasha, Simon's mother-in-law.

### Launching His Ministry

#### "I Am He"

Jesus and His disciples went to a town in Samaria called Sychar where Jesus announces that He is the Messiah to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, Photina, who tells the townspeople that Jesus is the Christ.

#### In Sychar

Jesus forgives a Samaritan paralytic named Melech for his former robbery, healing his broken leg. After a near-violent encounter, Jesus rebukes Big James and John for their prejudice towards the Samaritans and gives them a new nickname: the Sons of Thunder. Invited in the Sychar Synagogue, Jesus reads the first scroll of Moses.

#### Calling of Philip and Nathanael

Leaving for Syria, the group meets Philip in Bashan. That night, Jesus officially calls Philip and in Caesarea Philippi, Philip introduces his friend, Nathanael, to Jesus, leading to Jesus calling Nathanael to follow Him too.

#### In Syria

When they entered the region of Syria, Jesus heals hundreds of Syrians with various maladies. Jesus' mother, Mary, reunites with the group and, after a long day with helping Jesus, they try to get to know each other better.

#### The Feast of Tabernacles

The group leaves Syria and heads to Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Tabernacles. As they reached the outskirts of Jerusalem, Jesus instructed Nathanael to construct the booth.

#### Healing of the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda

During the feast, on Shabbat, Jesus goes to the Pool of Bethesda to heal Jesse, a paralytic, which upsets the Pharisees. After that day, Jesus finds Jesse and tells him to sin no more.

#### John the Baptizer's Mission

A few days later, Jesus meets with his cousin, John the Baptizer, near Jericho beside the Jordan River. John tells Jesus his dangerous mission to call out Herod's sin.

#### Calling of Simon Z.

The younger brother of Jesse, Simon the Zealot, nicknamed Simon Z., tracks Jesus down to Jericho. After trying to fight off an Caleb, a demoniac, Simon Z. surrenders himself to Jesus and Jesus disarms him of his Sica dagger, telling him He has a bigger weapon.

#### Mary Magdalene's Struggle

At the same time, Mary Magdalene relapses and goes to The Nomad, a gambling den. This downward spiral is precipitated by her haunting encounter with the demon Belial, who had taken possession of the body of a man named Caleb. In a previous encounter at the camp, Jesus, sensing the malevolent presence, expelled the demon from Caleb's body. However, despite this miraculous intervention, Mary experiences a relapse and heads to The Nomad. Sensing her departure, Jesus sends Simon and Matthew to search for her and bring her back. Returning to the camp, Jesus forgives Mary.

#### Son of Man: The Lord of Sabbath

At the camp, they hear John the Baptizer was arrested by Herod the Tetrarch. On the Sabbath, Jesus goes to a small nearby synagogue in Wadi Kelt, where He heals Elam, a man with a withered hand. While the disciples picked grains from a wheat field, Jesus tells the Pharisees that the Son of Man is the Lord of the Sabbath.

#### Jesus and Quintus

Travelling back to Galilee, He has His disciples begin the preparations for the sermon. Jesus is then detained by Gaius and is questioned by Quintus with Atticus Aemilius. Quintus realizes Jesus poses no physical threat to Rome, setting Him free.

#### "Teach Us to Pray"

That night, after He was released, He teaches His disciples on how to pray.

#### Sermon on the Mount

Jesus spent the next week with Matthew, discussing the structure and points in His upcoming sermon. After completing the sections of the sermon, He delivers the sermon to nearly four thousand people.

## Appearances

* *Pilot*
	+ *The Shepherd*
* *Season One*
	+ *I Have Called You By Name*
	+ *Shabbat*
	+ *Jesus Loves The Little Children*
	+ *The Rock On Which It Is Built*
	+ *The Wedding Gift*
	+ *Indescribable Compassion*
	+ *Invitations*
	+ *I Am He*
* *Season Two*
	+ *Thunder*
	+ *I Saw You*
	+ *Matthew 4:24*
	+ *The Perfect Opportunity*
	+ *Spirit*
	+ *Unlawful*
	+ *Reckoning*
	+ *Beyond Mountains*

## References

1. ↑ The Shepherd
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Indescribable Compassion
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Spirit
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Wedding Gift
5. ↑ Jesus Loves The Little Children
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Rock On Which It Is Built
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 I Saw You
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 I Have Called You By Name
9. ↑ Shabbat
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Invitations
11. ↑ I Am He
12. ↑ Thunder
13. ↑ Matthew 4:24
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Perfect Opportunity
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Unlawful
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Reckoning
17. ↑ Beyond Mountains