historical Jesus

Jesus as a historical person
Person human Q51666
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Summary

historical Jesus was born in Nazareth[1]. He died on April 7, 30[2], in Jerusalem[3]. He worked as a preacher[4], social activist[5], and healer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,261 views/month, #5,192 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Bethlehem[8]
  • Date of death: April 3, 33[9]
  • Father: Joseph[10], Panthera[11]
  • Mother: Mary[12]
  • Native language: Jewish Palestinian Aramaic[13]
  • Ethnic group: Jewish people[14]
  • Student: James the Just[15], Saint Peter[16]
  • Member of: Holy Family[17]
  • Religion or worldview: Judaism[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Instance of: human whose existence is disputed[20], historical character[21]
  • Part of: historicity of Jesus[22]
  • Said to be the same as: Jesus Christ[23], Jesus in Islam[24]
  • Cause of death: crucifixion[25]
  • Given name: Yeshua[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jesus and history[27]
  • Work location: Galilee[28], Judaea[29]
  • Medical condition: paranoid schizophrenia[30]
  • Student of: John the Baptist[31]
  • Manner of death: capital punishment[32]
  • Eye color: brown[33]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.)[34], Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation (2013 ed.)[35], Historical Jesus and the origins of Christianity[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Jewish Palestinian Aramaic[37], Biblical Hebrew[38], Koine Greek[39]
  • Hair color: black hair[40]
  • Different from: historicity of Jesus[41], Jesus Christ[42]

Why It Matters

historical Jesus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was historical Jesus born?

historical Jesus was born in Nazareth[1].

Where did historical Jesus die?

historical Jesus died in Jerusalem[3].

Who were historical Jesus's parents?

historical Jesus's father was Joseph[10]. historical Jesus's mother was Mary[12].

What did historical Jesus do for work?

historical Jesus worked as a preacher[4], social activist[5], and healer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Gospel of Matthew. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . The True Word. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . historicity of Jesus. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Gospel of Matthew. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Gospel of Matthew. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Gospel of Matthew. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] ↑ . Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon. heiligenlexikon.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. articles.adsabs.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . neuro.psychiatryonline.org. Retrieved . neuro.psychiatryonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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