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Jesus: New Testament
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The Book portion, starting with Adam and Eve through the great leaders and prophets of the Old Testament, explains the story of why Jesus was born into the world. Each character or event is explained on one page and has one bible verse to support its particular message. The Book portion will help you with your children in understanding:
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When the news of the supposed death of Jesus reached Pilate, he was surprised to learn that Jesus had passed away so soon (Mark 15:44). His testimony is extremely important and revealing. Here was the man who probably had the most knowledge in his time of the nature of the punishment of crucifixion and likely officiated over many such crucifixions.
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Jesus attracted followers or students, called disciples, as he traveled around the countryside. The story of his life and his teaching is told in the first four books of the New Testament, the Gospel (or good news) of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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After Jesus' birth, the couple was forced to use a manger in place of a crib because of a shortage of accommodation (Luke 2:1–7). According to Luke, an angel announced Jesus' birth to shepherds who left their flocks to see the newborn child and who subsequently publicized what they had witnessed throughout the area (see The First Noël). Matthew tells of the "Wise Men" or "Magi" who brought gifts to the infant Jesus after following a star which they believed was a sign that the King of the Jews had been born (Matthew 2:1–12).
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As the sun of Christianity did rise in India with Jesus' personal advent in the area, many teachings of Jesus became interwoven with Gautama Buddha's teachings. Even certain parables as recorded in the New Testament became attributed to Buddha, such as parable of the sower which is found in Buddhist texts.
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According to Cook, Jesus' followers corrupted his message. "You see it right there in the New Testament," he charges. "It goes from 'He who would be my disciple must take up his own cross and follow me' to 'Christ paid the penalty for sin' so we can go to heaven." The result, he avers, is an "anti-Christ Christianity obsessed with escaping this world instead of transforming it through love."
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