Jesus of Nazareth
His birthday is celebrated throughout the world this month. Though he lived on earth only 33 years, today’s date is measured from when he was born. Though he lived in an obscure corner of the Roman Empire nearly 2,000 years ago, more than one billion people today call themselves his followers. Though he never wrote a book, tens of thousands of books have been written about his life and his teachings. His name is Jesus, and he has had a more salutary influence on human history than any person who ever lived.
It was an unknown author who offered this striking summary of Jesus’ impact on the history of the past 20 centuries: “I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched , and all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned, put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as this one solitary life.”
According to the four Gospels, which scholars have shown to be reliable historical works, Jesus Christ was born in a stable in Bethlehem, a town in Roman occupied
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