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Jesus is a 1999 Italian-American biblical historical drama television miniseries that retells the historical events of Jesus Christ. It was shot in Morocco and Malta . It stars Jeremy Sisto as the titular character, Jacqueline Bisset as Mary of Nazareth , Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene and Gary Oldman as Pontius Pilate .
The film depicts the life of Jesus Christ and his struggle with various forms of temptation including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust. The book and the film depict Christ being tempted by imagining himself engaged in sexual activities, which caused outrage from certain Christian groups, claiming the work as blasphemy .
Jesus preaches to crowds from aboard the boat of fishermen Simon, John and James, then leads them into making a miraculous catch of fish. Simon subsequently recognizes Jesus as the Messiah and Jesus makes him his first disciple, renaming him Simon Peter. Joined by his new followers, Jesus continues to preach and perform miracles.
Annunciation to Joachim and Anna, fresco by Gaudenzio Ferrari, 1544–45 (detail). The Gospel of James (or the Protoevangelium of James) [Note 1] is a second-century infancy gospel telling of the miraculous conception of the Virgin Mary, her upbringing and marriage to Joseph, the journey of the couple to Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus, and events immediately following.
[2] [3] Other parts of the New Testament – such as the Pauline epistles which were likely written within 20 to 30 years of each other, [4] and which include references to key episodes in the life of Jesus, such as the Last Supper, [2] [3] [5] and the Acts of the Apostles , which includes more references to the Ascension episode than the ...
Jesus leaves the cave alone in the middle of the night for Jerusalem asking God for guidance and safety. Jesus enters Jerusalem; his parents follow looking for him. Jesus is given some coins by well-meaning pilgrims and he uses the coins to free a sacrificial dove. Jesus finds a blind rabbi and asks about what happened seven years ago in Bethlehem.
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Jesus [d] (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, [e] Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. [10] He is the central figure of Christianity , the world's largest religion .