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Depiction of Jesus. A mural painting from the catacomb of Commodilla. One of the first bearded images of Jesus, late 4th century. The depiction of Jesus in pictorial form dates back to early Christian art and architecture, as aniconism in Christianity was rejected within the ante-Nicene period.
The nativity accounts in the New Testament gospels of Matthew and Luke do not mention a date or time of year for the birth of Jesus. Karl Rahner states that the authors of the gospels generally focused on theological elements rather than historical chronologies. Both Luke and Matthew associate Jesus' birth with the time of Herod the Great.
The date of birth of Jesus of Nazareth is not stated in the gospels or in any secular text, but most scholars assume a date of birth between 6 BC and 4 BC. Two main methods have been used to estimate the year of the birth of Jesus: one based on the accounts of his birth in the gospels with reference to King Herod's reign, and another based on subtracting his stated age of "about 30 years" from ...
The race and appearance of Jesus, widely accepted by researchers to be a Judean from Galilee, [1] has been a topic of discussion since the days of early Christianity. Various theories about the race of Jesus have been proposed and debated. [2] [3] By the Middle Ages, a number of documents, generally of unknown or questionable origin, had been ...
Mary The Madonna del Rosario (c. 6th century or earlier), perhaps the oldest icon of Mary, in Rome Born c. 18 BC [a] Herodian Judea Died After c. 33 AD Jerusalem, Province of Judaea, Roman Empire or Ephesus, Province of Asia, Roman Empire Spouse Joseph Children Jesus Parent(s) Joachim and Anne (according to some apocryphal writings) Mary [b] was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the ...
New Testament apocrypha. Infancy gospels (Greek: protoevangelion) are a genre of religious texts that arose in the 2nd century. They are part of New Testament apocrypha, and provide accounts of the birth and early life of Jesus. The texts are of various and uncertain origin, and are generally non-canonical in major modern branches of Christianity.
The nativity of Jesus, nativity of Christ, birth of Jesus or birth of Christ is documented in the biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew.The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Judaea, that his mother, Mary, was engaged to a man named Joseph, who was descended from King David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was caused by divine intervention.
Carpenter's square or tools, holding the infant Jesus Christ, staff with lily blossoms, two turtle doves, and a rod of spikenard. Patronage. Catholic Church, among others fathers, workers, carpenters, married people, persons living in exile, the sick and dying, for a happy death. Part of a series on. Josephology.