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'''Jesus Christ'''
'''Jesus Christ'''
is accepted by [[Christians]] as the [[Son of God]] and the [[Messiah]]. Others call him 'Jesus of [[Nazareth]]', Christ, or Jesus, The Christ.
is accepted by [[Christians]] as the [[Son of God]] and the [[Messiah]]. Others call him 'Jesus of [[Nazareth]]', Christ, or Jesus, The Christ.
His name derives from the [[Hebrew]] 'יהושע ', meaning '[[YHWH]] is '[[salvation]]', whereas 'Christ' is more accurately a title; it comes from the [[Hebrew]] 'משיחא', or 'anointed one', which was translated into Greek as 'Χριστός'.
His name derives from the [[Hebrew]] 'יהושע ', (Joshua), meaning '[[YHWH]] is '[[salvation]]', whereas 'Christ' is more accurately a title; it comes from the [[Hebrew]] 'משיחא', (Messiah) or 'anointed one', which was translated into Greek as 'Χριστός'.
The historical importance of Jesus is memorialized by the modern calendar, which sets the year one to the traditional year of his birth.
The historical importance of Jesus is memorialized by the modern calendar, which sets the year one to the traditional year of his birth.
Another reason to believe the resurrection is the fact that many people who claimed to be eyewitnesses to the resurrected Jesus voluntarily preached the news of this despite extreme persecution, and died for their efforts. Unlike the early members of most religions, these people had the opportunity to be direct eyewitnesses to what verified the claims of Christianity.
Another reason to believe the resurrection is the fact that many people who claimed to be eyewitnesses to the resurrected Jesus voluntarily preached the news of this despite extreme persecution, and died for their efforts. Unlike the early members of most religions, these people had the opportunity to be direct eyewitnesses to what verified the claims of Christianity.
== See also ==
== See also ==