RELS 131 Final: Christianity Exam Notes.docx

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 131
• Professor: Prof.

Document Summary

His public years began with his baptism where he has a mystical vision, and then withdraws to the desert where he refuses several temptations of satan. When he returns he attends a synagogue in nazareth where he reads a passage from the. Torah and proclaims that this prophecy" is fulfilled. He recruits twelve disciples (mostly fishermen) along with a few female followers (including mary magdalene), and for the next year travels around the. He mainly preached in synagogues or private houses, but performed some miraculous cures in front of large crowds. He predicts this at the last supper where he says one of his disciples will betray him judas sells information leading to his arrest. Roman governor pontius pilate, he is accused of perverting the people and claiming to be the king of the jews. Along with a few others, he is crucified and paraded through the streets.