Life of Jesus in a New Testament

The life of Jesus in a New Testament is primarily outlined in a four 1:1–11 which includes more references to the Ascension episode than the canonical gospels - also expound upon the life of Jesus. as living as these biblical texts, there are extra-biblical texts that Christians believe make reference toevents in the life of Jesus, such as Josephus on Jesus together with Tacitus on Christ.

In the gospels, the ministry of Jesus starts with his Baptism by John the Baptist. Jesus came to the Jordan River where he was baptized by John the Baptist, after which he fasted for forty days in addition to nights in the Judaean Desert. This early period also includes the number one miracle of Jesus in the Marriage at Cana.

The principle locations for the ministry of Jesus were Galilee and Judea, with some activities also taking place in nearby areas such as Perea and Samaria. Jesus' activities in Galilee put a number of miracles and teachings.

Genealogy and Nativity

The genealogy and Nativity of Jesus are specified in two of the four canonical gospels: the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. While Luke traces the genealogy upwards towards Adam and God, Matthew traces it downwards towards Jesus. Both gospels state that Jesus was begotten non by Joseph, but conceived miraculously in the womb of Mary, mother of Jesus by the Holy Spirit. Both accounts trace Joseph back to King David and from there to Abraham. These lists are identical between Abraham and David except for one, but they differ near completely between David and Joseph. Matthew allowed Jacob as Joseph's father and Luke says Joseph was the son of Heli. Attempts at explaining the differences between the genealogies make-up varied in nature. Much of innovative scholarship interprets them as literary inventions.

The Luke and Matthew accounts of the birth of Jesus have a number of points in common; both have Jesus being born in Bethlehem, in Judea, to a virgin mother. In the Luke account Joseph and Mary travel from their domestic in Nazareth for the census to Bethlehem, where Jesus is born and laid in a manger. Angels proclaim him a savior for all people, and shepherds come to adore him; the quality then returns to Nazareth. In Matthew, The Magi undertake a star to Bethlehem, where the generation are living, to bring gifts to Jesus, born the King of the Jews. King Herod massacres all males under two years old in Bethlehem in lines to kill Jesus, but Jesus's family flees to Egypt and later settles in Nazareth. Over the centuries, biblical scholars have attempted to reconcile these contradictions, while innovative scholarship mostly views them as legendary. Generally, they consider the effect of historicity as secondary, assumption that gospels were primarily a object that is caused or submission by something else as theological documents rather than chronological timelines.