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Nain, the site of the Raising of the son of the widow of Nain, one of Jesus' miracles. Nazareth, hometown of Jesus. Sea of Galilee, the sites of Jesus' ministry. Bethsaida – the birthplaces of many of Jesus' Apostles – Philip, Andrew, Peter (John 1:44; John 12:21), and perhaps also James and John.
The narrative of the ministry of Jesus in the Gospels is usually separated into sections that have a geographical nature: his Galilean ministry follows his baptism and continues in Galilee and surrounding areas until the death of John the Baptist. [1] [4] This phase of activities in the Galilee area draws to an end approximately in Matthew 17 ...
Aside from the early example of Origen who, "in search of the traces of Jesus, the disciples and the prophets", [3] already found local folk prompt to show him the actual location of the Gadarene swine in the mid-3rd century, surviving descriptions of Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Jerusalem date from the 4th century.
And know that the power of Christ has been, and is, so great, that the people of that land are Christians; and the whole land of Chata [Khitai, or Kara-Khitai] believes those Three Kings. I have myself been in their churches and have seen pictures of Jesus Christ and the Three Kings, one offering gold, the second frankincense, and the third myrrh.
Jesus The Christ Pantocrator of Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai, 6th century AD Born c. 6 to 4 BC [a] Herodian kingdom, Roman Empire Died AD 30 or 33 (aged 33 or 38) Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire Cause of death Crucifixion [b] Known for Central figure of Christianity Major prophet in Islam and in Druze Faith Manifestation of God in Baháʼí Faith Parent(s) Mary, Joseph [c] Jesus ...
However, the Pauline letters clearly indicate that for Paul, Jesus was a real person (born of a woman as in Gal 4.4), a Jew ("born under the law", Romans 1.3) who had disciples (1 Corinthians 15.5), who was crucified (as in 1 Corinthians 2.2 and Galatians 3.1) and later resurrected (1 Corinthians 15.20, Romans 1.4 and 6.5, Philippians 3:10–11).
The cult group gathered at an 800-acre site in Shakahola forest, Malindi, where Mackenzie “told his followers to starve themselves in order to ‘meet Jesus,’” police said.
Some historicists typically interpret the seven churches as representing seven different periods in the history of the Western Church from the time of Paul until the return of Jesus Christ. [8] Scofield states that "these messages by their very terms go beyond the local assemblies mentioned."