Category: Central Figure of Christianity · Origin: First Century Judea, New Testament, Christianity
Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christianity, believed by Christians to be the Son of God, the promised Messiah, and the savior of humanity. Through his death and resurrection, Christian theology teaches that Jesus atoned for human sin and opened the way to salvation. In esoteric traditions, Jesus represents the perfected human, the divine incarnate, or the illuminated consciousness.
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Human form, often depicted with wounds of crucifixion, surrounded by light or halo
Yeshua, The Messiah, Son of God, The Word, Emmanuel
Jesus represents divine love incarnate, sacrificial redemption, the bridge between God and humanity, and the model of perfected human consciousness united with the divine.
Understanding Jesus is foundational to Christian spirituality, Western ethics, concepts of sacrifice and redemption, and the tension between divine and human nature.
Interpretations range from orthodox Christian theology of divine savior to historical Jesus scholarship, to Gnostic Christ as revealer of hidden knowledge, to Christ consciousness as achievable state of being.