Life of Jesus: Difference between revisions

The '''life of Jesus in the New Testament''' is primarily outlined in the four [[canonical gospel]]s, which includes his genealogy and [[Nativity of Jesus|nativity]], [[Ministry of Jesus|public ministry]], [[Passion of Jesus|passion]], prophecy, [[Resurrection of Jesus|resurrection]] and [[Ascension of Jesus|ascension]].<ref name=Blomb442 /><ref name=Fahlbusch52 /> Other parts of the [[New Testament]] – such as the [[Pauline epistles]] which were likely written within 20 to 30 years of each other,<ref>{{Cite web|title = When were the Bible books written?|url = http://www.gty.org/resources/questions/QA176/when-were-the-bible-books-written|website = www.gty.org|access-date = 2015-11-23}}</ref> and which include references to key episodes in the life of [[Jesus]], such as the [[Last Supper]],<ref name=Blomb442 >''Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey'' by Craig L. Blomberg 2009 {{ISBN|0-8054-4482-3}} pp. 441–442</ref><ref name=Fahlbusch52 >''The encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 4'' by Erwin Fahlbusch, 2005 {{ISBN|978-0-8028-2416-5}} pp. 52–56</ref><ref name=CEvans465 >''The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary'' by Craig A. Evans 2003 {{ISBN|0-7814-3868-3}} pp. 465–477</ref> and the [[Acts of the Apostles]] ([[s:Bible (American Standard)/Acts#1:1|1:1–11]]), which includes more references to the [[Ascension of Jesus|Ascension episode]] than the [[canonical gospels]]<ref name=Evans521 /><ref name=Zuck91 />– also expound upon the life of Jesus. In addition to these biblical texts, there are extra-biblical texts that [[Christians]] believe make reference to certain events in the life of Jesus, such as [[Josephus on Jesus]] and [[Tacitus on Christ]].