You don't have to be a regular attendee of a Christian church to know that Jesus, whom Christians worship as the Son of God and Savior of the World, famously had twelve dudes who followed him around most of the time and listened to him talk. They also frequently asked him dumb questions so he could explain the nature of the Kingdom of God in easy-to-digest analogies. These twelve guys are frequently known as Jesus's disciples, which just means "students," but these particular twelve are more...
You don't have to be a regular attendee of a Christian church to know that Jesus, whom Christians worship as the Son of God and Savior of the World, famously had twelve dudes who followed him around most of the time and listened to him talk. They also frequently asked him dumb questions so he could explain the nature of the Kingdom of God in...
It's one of the oldest and most recognized paintings in the world, and it depicts Jesus Christ and 12 other men evenly split on both sides of him — six to his left and six to his right. The work is called "The Last Supper," and it was painted by famed Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci in the late 15th century, per Milan Museum. It shows the last meal they all...
"Good samaritan." "Prodigal son." "Good shepherd." Even the word "talent" (via America Magazine) — all of these are words and phrases you'd never have encountered without the parables of Jesus. Whether or not you're a fan of Christianity, it's clear that the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth have impacted the world in literally countless ways, right...
The Bible has over 700,000 words, give or take, with the exact count depending on which translation you're looking at, as per The Bible Answer. Yet only 14,056 of those words are spoken by women, according to a meticulous study of the New Revised Standard Version by Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman and her team of researchers. "We have for whatever reason...
In the New Testament, a fair amount of squabbling goes on between Jesus and the Pharisees, a first-century Jewish sect (via Britannica). So, it's surprising that one of the most significant Christian missionaries in history grew up as a Pharisee. We know him as the Apostle Paul. Born in Tarsus, Paul received a Pharisaical education in Jerusalem "at the...
