Resurrection, however, was believed by some. The Pharisees believed in resurrection but the Sadducees did not - hence the aggressive questioning of Jesus about his own predicted resurrection. And also, this helped in the conversion of Paul - a Pharisee - when he met the resurrected Christ on the damascus Road.
Prior to the Resurrection, the disciples did not fully understand who Jesus was. After His death, none of them believed that He would live again.It was only when they saw Him bodily and had his identity confirmed that they believed. What they witnessed turned them from fearful men hiding from the Jewish authorities into bold witnesses of what they had seen and who Jesus really was. Many of them would suffer greatly for sticking to their testimony.
All proofs in the Bible that Jesus is the true God rely on uncritical acceptance of the gospel testimony and the prior belief that his spiritual father, the Abrahamic God, is the ultimately true god. If this is true, then when God spoke from heaven, calling Jesus his Son, this could be interpreted as proof that Jesus was truly God. The Resurrection could provide further supporting evidence, but by itself could simply be evidence that God willed Jesus to complete his mission on earth.
AnswerThe Council of Nicaea in 325, established the Christian belief in the Holy Trinity. Prior the this, there was much dispute as to the existence or nature of the Trinity, and whether God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit were of one substance.
Prior to beginning his ministry, Jesus was a Carpenter.
Jesus and the disciples returned to Jerusalem one last time together. There they may have met in the upper room where they had shared Passover and where Jesus had instituted the Lord's Supper. He told the disciples to wait until they had been clothed with power from on high, until the Holy Ghost came upon them--the gift Jesus promised just prior to His death.
Catholicism and any form of Christianity was inexistent prior to Jesus since the whole point of Christianity is Jesus as Christ and savior of mankind. Before Jesus all there was (respecting Hebrew religions) was Judaism. Jesus himself was a Jew
In some philosophical perspectives, belief can be seen as logically prior to knowledge, as belief often serves as a foundation for acquiring knowledge. Belief can be an initial stance or assumption that opens the door to seeking and attaining knowledge through inquiry and experience.
Easter is the time that Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ who, three days prior on "Good Friday," was nailed to the cross Easter originally was a pagan holiday where the people would celebrate the coming of spring and fertility (eggs being a sign of this and bunnies being VERY fertile).
The book of Matthew explains of the genealogy, birth, and infancy of Jesus. The book then explains the discourses and actions of John the Baptist prior to Jesus' public ministry. The book then goes on to explain the dicourses and actions of Jesus in Galilee then the book ends up explaining about the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Most, but not all, were Jewish.
well a sign in modern day life than an expansion on that situation in a semi-conscious manner?
No. Alexander the great lived about 300 or so years prior to Jesus time.