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Jesus (Jesus Christ)

(Encyclopedia)Jesus or Jesus Christ jēˈzəs krīst, jēˈzəz [key], 1st-century Jewish teacher and prophet in whom Christians have traditionally seen the Messiah [Heb.,=annointed one, whence Christ from the Gree...

Jesus Christ

(Encyclopedia)Jesus Christ: see Jesus.

Jesus Justus

(Encyclopedia)Jesus Justus: see Jesus (2.) ...

Jesus Island

(Encyclopedia)Jesus Island or Île-Jésus, Que., Canada: see Laval. ...

Bar-jesus

(Encyclopedia)Bar-jesus ĕlˈĭmăs [key], in the New Testament, Jewish sorcerer at Paphos who tried to divert a prospective Christian convert and was cursed with blindness. ...

Île Jésus

(Encyclopedia)Île Jésus, Que., Canada: see Laval. ...

Jesus, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Jesus, in the Bible. 1 Jesus Christ, see Jesus. 2 Son of Sirach, author of Ecclesiasticus. 3 Jesus Justus, converted Jew in Rome. 4 Hero of the book of Joshua. ...

Agrapha of Jesus

(Encyclopedia)Agrapha of Jesus ăgˈrəfə [key] [gr.,=unwritten], sayings attributed to Jesus not found in the canonical Gospels, but found elsewhere in the New Testament, the Apocryphal Gospels, the early Fathers...

Latter Day Saints, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of

(Encyclopedia)Latter Day Saints, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of: see Community of Christ. ...

Little Flower of Jesus

(Encyclopedia)Little Flower of Jesus: see Theresa, Saint (Theresa of the Child Jesus). ...