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John 15:12 quoted on a medal: "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." The chapter presents Jesus speaking in the first person. Although ostensibly addressing his disciples, most scholars [citation needed] conclude the chapter was written with events concerning the later church in mind.
Contemporary Talmud scholars view these as comments on the relationship between Judaism and Christians or other sectarians, rather than comments on the historical Jesus. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] The Mishneh Torah , an authoritative work of Jewish law , states in Hilkhot Melakhim 11:10–12 that Jesus is a "stumbling block" who makes "the majority of the ...
The book offers readers a 365-day personal spiritual journey intended to help the reader experience a deeper relationship with Jesus. [2] The book was inspired, in part, by Sarah Young's reading of a related book, God Calling, authored by A. J. Russell. [3] According to Publishers Weekly, Jesus Calling had sold 45 million copies as of 2023. [4]
[56] [57] The core of Jesus's self-interpretation was his "filial consciousness", his relationship to God as child to parent in some unique sense [27] (see Filioque controversy). His mission on earth proved to be that of enabling people to know God as their Father, which Christians believe is the essence of eternal life .
Paul's influence on Christian thinking is considered to be more significant than that of any other New Testament author. [3] According to Krister Stendahl, the main concern of Paul's writings on Jesus' role, and salvation by faith, is not the individual conscience of human sinners, and their doubts about being chosen by God or not, but the problem of the inclusion of Gentile (Greek) Torah ...
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 .
The framing device places the Beloved Disciple at "center stage", [31] highlighting his importance in the Gospel and his special relationship with Jesus. His position next to Jesus (literally, the one “who is in the bosom of Jesus”, John 13:23) describes not only his proximity to Jesus at the supper but also his "closest communion" [32 ...
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), a historian of theology, presented an important critical review of the history of the search for Jesus's life in The Quest of the Historical Jesus – From Reimarus to Wrede (1906, 1st ed.), denouncing the subjectivity of the various writers who injected their own preferences in Jesus's character.