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	Jesus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Jesus' message to mankind was originally the same as all of the other prophets, from Adam to Mohammad, but has been distorted by those who claim to be its adherents.
		Jesus is alive in heaven and will return to the world in the flesh with Imam Mahdi to defeat the dajjal (the anti-Christ in Islamic belief), once the world has become filled with injustice.
		Roman reaction to the Zealots eventually led to the destruction of Herod's Temple by Vespasian in August of 70 CE, and the subsequent decline of the Zealots, Sadducees and Essenes.
	abcworld.net /Jesus.html (8595 words)

	from jesus to christ: jesus many faces: searching for jesus
		So, Jesus turned out in the 19th century, for example, to look very much like somebody who would be happy with a form of relatively liberal social Christianity, such as might have been practiced in various western societies, at that time.
		I think that this approach to the study of Jesus actually is correct in the sense that even the early Christians looked at Jesus in a way that suited their needs for the development of the church and the Christian religion at the time.
		One of the controversial things that the Jesus Seminar has done is to take very, very seriously extra-canonical materials, and among those extra-canonical materials, at least for the words of Jesus, the Gospel of Thomas, discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi in Egypt, is quite crucial.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/jesus/searching.html (3041 words)

	Xtalk: The Historical Jesus and Early Christian Origins
		XTalk: The Historical Jesus and early Christian Origins is a, moderated, academic e-List dedicated to the scholarly investigation and discussion of the critical questions and issues surrounding the study of the Jesus of History and the rise of Christianity.
		Jesus of Nazareth in Early Christian Gospels (formerly titled: "The Quest of the Historical Jesus") by Andrew Bernhard.
		Jesus at 2000: The archive of the e-mail debate generated by the cyber-symposium celebrating the 2nd millennium of Jesus' birth (Feb/March 1996).
	ntgateway.com /xtalk (2468 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on jesus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The primary sources about Jesus are the four canonical Gospel accounts, which depict him as a Galilean Jewish preacher and healer often at odds with Jewish authorities andmdash; who was crucified in Jerusalem during the rule of the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate.
		Jesus also preached the imminent end of the current era (αίών) of history, or even the literal end of the world; in this sense he was an apocalyptic preacher.
		Jesus' original name is not reported by contemporary or near-contemporary sources, but modern scholars have suggested that Jesus' name was the Aramaic ישׁוע / Yēandscaron;ÃÂ»aʿ (as in the Syriac New Testament) a shortened form of Yehoshua used in Ezra, Nehemiah and Chronicles), which was a fairly common name at the time.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/jesus (8973 words)

	Religion
		Introduction to the major Asian religious, philosophical, and cultural traditions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto) with emphasis on the cultural roots of each religious tradition, the analysis of its principal teachings and practices, and the major cultural expressions in religious art, ritual, poetry, music, and scriptures.
		A historical and sociological study of practices and beliefs of various religious groups that have shaped American culture, with special attention to ethnic and racial minorities, and to women, as well as to traditional main-line groups and newer movements.
		The cultural and historical background of Jesus and the authors of these works are also investigated.
	www.temple.edu /bulletin/ugradbulletin/ucd/ucd_religion.html (2774 words)

	Kurdistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		They base this claim on geographical, linguistic and cultural factors, and they have a strong case.
		Perhaps the most unique and striking feature in the historical development of the Medes and the Kurds was the advent of their religion, a very early form of Zoroastrianism.
		The Zoroastrian priestly class were called the Magi, and it may be reasonably surmised that the birth of Jesus was revealed to them because of the teachings of their religion.
	www.itnet.org /kurdhistory.html (492 words)

	Historical and Cultural Context of Scripture
		The cultural and historical background of the reference to "sons of God," "daughters of men," and the giants in Genesis 6.
		This is a detailed examination of the first 11 chapters of Genesis, containing some practical applications of cultural background to the interpretation of biblical texts.
		Short article examining OT uses of the metaphor of vine and vineyard as background for John's account of Jesus as the true vine.
	www.cresourcei.org /historyculture.html (889 words)

	Cultural Resources, Inc. -- Creators of Culture® 4.0
		Jesus of Nazareth -- The Roman Legion -- Charlemagne -- Elizabethan England
		Knowing how these disciplines influenced and were influenced by the religious, social, historical, scientific, etc., currents of the time adds a greater awareness and appreciation of an era.
		The structure of the knowledge base (interdisciplinary overviews of generations that in turn comprise historical eras) encourages recurrent exploration of diverse influences in order to understand "the big picture" and acquire contextual cultural literacy.
	www.culturalresources.com (644 words)

	The Historical Jesus: Table of Contents of on-line class notes (RL 307)
		Culture: The cultural background of the birth narrative in Luke
		Theology: Jesus as a 'New Moses' in the early chapters of Matthew's Gospel.
		Jesus in the faith of the early church
	blue.butler.edu /~jfmcgrat/jesus/index.html (1349 words)

	Preaching Peace
		Jesus is just a link in a chain, more akin to Gnosticism than Orthodoxy to be sure.
		We grieve that the name of Jesus is being dragged through the mud by those called to preach the gospel.
		But it is one and the same Jesus that bears witness and is borne witness to as we read Scripture.
	www.preachingpeace.org /stanley_war.htm (2380 words)

	Jesus, a historical reconstruction
		And then we have the scholarly renditions of the "historical Jesus", the charismatic founder of a movement or sect, as a sage, revolutionary, healer, magician, myth maker, prophet, one "in the Spirit", etc.
		Then, with no predetermined agenda, I decided to write this reconstruction about the historical Jesus and the sequence of events ('historical thread') leading to the earliest Christian doctrine.
		The reconstruction will show that, among other things, the main events of Jesus' last year & days are best explained by the peculiar historical context, and also, with the religious/political background, were likely to start later cultic beliefs (which they did).
	www.geocities.com /b_d_muller/index.html (2569 words)

	Judaism - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		Judaism is the religion and culture of the Jewish people and one of the earliest recorded monotheistic faiths.
		The tenets and history of Judaism constitute historical foundations of many other religions, including Christianity and Islam.
		The seven-branched Menorah is an ancient symbol of Judaism.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/Judaism (6047 words)

	Course Description - Old Testament and Semitic Languages
		The religious, political, cultural and historical examination of the history of Israel from the time of the Judges to the post-exilic period.
		A study of the background to Hebrew Wisdom and the outlook of Wisdom Literature.
		The influence of Wisdom as clearly seen in the Psalms and the New Testament especially in the parables of Jesus will also be briefly discussed.
	www.centraluniversity.org /cd_otsl.htm (277 words)

	Amazon.com: The Cultural World of Jesus: Sunday by Sunday, Cycle B (Bestseller! the Cultural World of Jesus: Sunday by ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Cultural World of the Prophets: The First Reading and Responsorial Psalm, Sunday by Sunday: Year B (Cultural World of Jesus: Sunday by Sunday) by John J. Pilch
		This book may cover the cultural milieu of the Gospels very well, but there is a good reason it carries no Imprimatur or Nihil Obstat.
		But this Sunday (2nd of Easter, the appearance of the resurrected Jesus to doubting Thomas) was the last straw.
	www.amazon.com /Cultural-World-Jesus-Sunday-Bestseller/dp/0814622879 (1243 words)

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