A. Introduction

Except for a small number of references from non-biblical sources everything that is known about Jesus Christ comes from the record of the New Testament. Having presented a survey of the evidence demonstrating the trustworthiness of the New Testament, we now turn to look at what it says about the person we know as Jesus of Nazareth.

We believe that it will become evident that Jesus, although a man, was not an ordinary man. In fact, we will see that what is written in the New Testament demonstrates that Jesus was a man who was altogether unique in that He claimed to be the Son of God who came to this world with a message and mission given to Him by God! He told others to believe His testimony because of the supernatural miracles which He performed, the Old Testament prophecy He fulfilled and His resurrection from the dead which He foretold. We will see that others did in fact believe He was the Son of God, having come to that conclusion based on the before mentioned evidence which they had come to know and experience firsthand.

After we have considered what Jesus and His disciples said regarding His identity, message and mission, more will be offered regarding the significance of these things, especially as they pertain to the nature and origin of the Bible.

Please continue to the next page as we examine what the New Testament has to say about Jesus of Nazareth!