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The oldest known icon of Christ Pantocrator – Saint Catherine's Monastery. The halo shows Christ's divine power. His two different facial expressions show he is both divine and human.

In Christianity, the Christ is a special title. It means "the Anointed One." This title comes from the Greek word Khristós. It is like the Hebrew word Messiah, which also means "anointed one." For Christians, Christ is the savior and redeemer. He was promised by God to help people and bring salvation to the world.

Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth is this promised Messiah. They believe he fulfilled the ancient prophecies found in the Christian Old Testament. The word Christ is often used as a name for Jesus. It is also used as a title, like "Jesus Christ." Followers of Jesus are called Christians.

Some religious Jewish people are still waiting for their Messiah to come for the first time. Christians believe that Christ will come again in the Second Coming. They are waiting for more prophecies to be fulfilled. The study of Jesus Christ in Christian belief is called Christology. It looks at who Jesus was, as told in the gospels and letters of the New Testament.

Who is Christ?

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The Mocking of Christ by the Cavalier d'Arpino (1568-1640).

The word Christ is used in English and many other languages. Today, even in everyday talk, "Christ" usually means Jesus.

The Meaning of the Name

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Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator with the Christogram IC XC.

The name Jesus was chosen by God. It means "he will save his people from their sins." This is written in the Bible in Matthew 1:21.

Jesus and Salvation

Christians believe that Jesus' birth was very important. It changed the world. It opened the way for people to be saved. This idea is explained by Apostle Paul in Colossians 1:15–16. Salvation means being saved from sin and its effects.

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  • P. Chester Beatty I, folio 13-14, recto

    A 3rd-century Greek papyrus of the Gospel of Luke

  • Gerard van Honthorst - Adoration of the Shepherds (1622)

    Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622

  • William Holman Hunt - The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple - Google Art Project

    The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple, by William Holman Hunt, 1860

  • El bautismo de Jesús, por José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior

    The Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, 1895

  • Bloch-SermonOnTheMount

    Sermon on the Mount, by Carl Bloch, 1877, depicts Jesus' important discourse

  • Brooklyn Museum - The Exhortation to the Apostles (Recommandation aux apôtres) - James Tissot

    The Exhortation to the Apostles, by James Tissot, portrays Jesus talking to his 12 disciples

  • Hoffman-ChristAndTheRichYoungRuler

    Jesus and the rich young man by Heinrich Hofmann, 1889

  • Pompeo Batoni 003

    The Return of the Prodigal Son by Pompeo Batoni depicts the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Jesus told many parables during his ministry.

  • Christ cleans leper man

    Jesus cleansing a leper, medieval mosaic from the Monreale Cathedral, late 12th to mid-13th centuries

  • Transfigurationbloch

    The Transfiguration of Jesus, depicted by Carl Bloch, 19th century

  • Gérôme - L'entrée du Christ à Jérusalem - cadre

    A painting of Jesus' final entry into Jerusalem, by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1897

  • Última Cena - Juan de Juanes

    The Last Supper, depicted by Juan de Juanes, c. 1562

  • The Taking of Christ-Caravaggio (c.1602)

    A depiction of the kiss of Judas and arrest of Jesus, by Caravaggio, c. 1602

  • Ecce homo by Antonio Ciseri (1)

    Ecce homo! Antonio Ciseri's 1871 depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting Jesus to the public

  • Pietro Perugino 040

    Pietro Perugino's depiction of the Crucifixion as Stabat Mater, 1482

  • Alexander Ivanov - Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection - Google Art Project

    Appearance of Jesus Christ to Maria Magdalena by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, 1835

  • Good shepherd 02b close

    A 3rd century depiction of Jesus as the Good Shepherd

  • Palestine in the time of Jesus

    Judea, Galilee and neighboring areas at the time of Jesus

  • WorksJosephus1640TP

    A 1640 edition of the works of Josephus, a 1st-century Roman-Jewish historian who referred to Jesus.

  • ဗတ္တိဇံ

    Baptism in the Jordan River, the river where Jesus was baptized

  • The Resurrection Beaufort arms in border (f. 131) Cropped

    The Resurrection of Christ from a 16th-century manuscript of La Passion de Nostre Seigneur

  • CompositeJesus

    The ethnicity of Jesus in art has been influenced by cultural settings.

  • Christ with beard

    Jesus is depicted with the Alpha and Omega letters in the catacombs of Rome from the 4th century.

  • The Liberator masthead, 1861 Jan 11

    Jesus depicted as the liberator of Black slaves, on the masthead of the Abolitionist paper "The Liberator".

  • Jesus Name in Arabic

    The name Jesus son of Mary written in Islamic calligraphy followed by Peace be upon him

  • Maqam Al-masih

    The Druze maqam of Al-masih (Jesus) in As-Suwayda Governorate.

  • Jesus Image on a Manichaean Temple Banner

    Enthroned Jesus image on a Manichaean temple banner from c. 10th-century Qocho

  • Christ Healing the Paralytic - Dura-Europos circa 232

    Jesus healing a paralytic in one of the first known images of Jesus from Dura Europos in the 3rd century

  • Shroud of Turin 001

    The Shroud of Turin, Italy, is the best-known claimed relic of Jesus and one of the most studied artifacts in human history.

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