Christ facts for kids

The oldest known icon of Christ Pantocrator – Saint Catherine's Monastery. The halo is a representation of the divine Logos of Christ, and the two different facial expressions on either side emphasize Christ's dual nature as both divine and human.

In Christianity, the Christ ( Greek: Χριστός) is a title for the savior and redeemer who would bring salvation to the Jewish people and mankind. Christ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew title Messiah (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ; anointed one), the figure promised by God to the Jewish people and mankind for the salvation of the world. Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah called Christ of the Christian Old Testament and fufilled the messianic prophecies of Christian tradition. Christ, used by Christians both as a name and as a title, is synonymous with Jesus.

The followers of Jesus became known as Christians. Religious Jews still await their messiah's first coming and the Messianic prophecies of Jewish tradition to be accomplished. Religious Christians believe in the Second Coming of Christ, and they await the rest of Christian messianic prophecies to be fulfilled.

The area of Christian theology called Christology is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus Christ as recorded in the canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament.

Usage

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

The word Christ (and similar spellings) appears in English and in most European languages. In modern and ancient usage, even in secular terminology, "Christ" usually refers to Jesus.

Christ and salvation in Christianity

Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator with the Christogram IC XC

"She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." — In Matthew 1:21 the name Jesus was selected by Divine direction.

In Colossians 1:15–16 Apostle Paul viewed the Nativity of Jesus as an event of cosmic significance which changed the nature of the world by paving the way for salvation.

Related pages

• Christology

Images for kids

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

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  Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622

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

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

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

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

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  Jesus and the rich young man by Heinrich Hofmann, 1889

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  A 3rd century depiction of Jesus as the Good Shepherd

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  Judea, Galilee and neighboring areas at the time of Jesus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See also

In Spanish: Jesús de Nazaret para niños