Jesus is the English translation of the Greek name Iesus or Yeshua in Hebrew, both meaning "Yahweh saves" or "Jehovah is salvation." He had many titles including Christ, which means "anointed one." Jesus claimed to be the bread of life, the light of the world, the good shepherd, the Son of God, the Son of Man, and the way, the truth and the life. The Bible does not specify Jesus' birthday but it is celebrated on December 25th, though early Christians did not celebrate his birth. Jesus was a passionate teacher who was moved to tears and overturned money changers' tables in the temple.

1. Some Bible Facts about Jesus – 14th January 2017
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.No one comes to the Father except through
me.”(John14:6).
There are so many amazing and interesting facts in the Bible. We present a list of ten
interesting facts about Jesus.
The Name Jesus
Jesusisthe Englishtransliterationof the Greekname Iesus.Joshuaisthe Englishtransliterationof the
Hebrewname Yeshuah.BothJesusandJoshuamean,YahwehsavesorJehovahissalvation.The name
Jesusappearsinthe Bible more than900 times.[Transliterationmeansthatthe wordisnot translated
fromone language to another,buttriesto representthe same letters/charactersfromone language to
another.Pronunciationmayormaynot be preserved.]
The WordChrist:The wordChristappearsinthe Bible more than500 times. Christisnotactuallya
name,buta title.Whenthe Bible talksaboutthe Messiahinthe OldTestament,itisreferringtothe
same title asthe NewTestamentcallsChrist.BothMessiahandChristmeananointedone.Jesuswas
anointedwiththe powerof the HolySpirit.We can readthisin Acts 10:37-38, “Youknow whathas
happenedthroughoutthe province of Judea,beginninginGalileeafter the baptismthat John
preached— 38
how GodanointedJesusof Nazarethwith the Holy Spirit andpower, and howhe went
arounddoinggoodand healingall who were under the power of the devil,because Godwas with
him.” We can alsolearnthat Jesuswasthe promised redeemer.The firstpromise of aredeemerinthe
Bible wasin Genesis3:15. AndI will putenmity between youand the woman,and between your off
springand hers; he will crush your head,and you will strike hisheel.”
Jesus’Titles For Himself: JesussaidHe was the breadof life andthe livingbread John6:35, “Then Jesus
declared, “Iam the bread of life.Whoever comes to me will never go hungry,andwhoever believes in
me will never be thirsty.” He was the lightof the world aswe readin John 8:12, “WhenJesus spoke
againto the people, he said, “I amthe lightof the world.Whoever followsme will never walk in
darkness,but will have the lightoflife.” Jesuswasthe goodshepherd aswe can read from John10:11,
“I amthe goodshepherd. The goodshepherd laysdown hislife for the sheep.” Againin John10:14, “I
am the goodshepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—“.Jesusoutrightclaimedtobe the
Son of God as we read from John10:36, “…whataboutthe one whomthe Father set apart as hisvery
own andsent into the world? Whythen do youaccuse me ofblasphemybecause I said,‘I am God’s
Son’?Jesusalso calledhimself the Sonof man as we read from Matthew 20:28, “…justasthe Sonof
Man didnot come to be served, butto serve, andto givehis lifeas a ransomfor many.” He saidHe
was the way,the truth and the life aswe can read from John14:6, “Jesus answered, “I am the way and
the truth and the life. Noone comes to the Father except throughme.”
FoodsJesus Ate: Jesusate bread (Matthew26:26), whichhas beenacommon foodthroughouthistory.
He ate cleanmeatssuch as lamb(Luke 22:15) andfish(Matthew14:19). He mayhave eateneggs
because of Hisstatementthateggsis a good gift(Luke11:12, 13). The OldTestamentsaysthat Jesus
wouldeatbutterand honey(Isaiah7:15). Luke 24:42 and43 says that Jesusate broiledfishand
honeycombafterHisresurrection.

2. Jesus’Birthday: Jesus’birthdayisgenerallycelebratedonDecember 25each year.However,the Bible
doesnottell us exactlywhenHisbirthdaywas.Variousscholarshave putthe Birthof Christsometime in
winterorearlyspring.We celebrate Hisbirthat Christmas,butthere isno recordinthe Bible of the
earlyChristianscelebratingthe birthof Jesus.
Jesus andJohn the Baptist: Johnthe Baptistwas Jesus’secondcousin.Mary(the motherof Jesus) and
Elisabeth(the motherof John) were cousins(Luke1:36). Johnwas about6 monthsolderthanJesus
(Luke 1:36). In Johnchapter1 whenJohnthe BaptistdeclaresJesusasthe Lambof God as we read in
John1: 36 “The next day Johnsaw Jesus comingtowardhim andsaid,“Look, the Lamb ofGod,who
takes away the sin ofthe world! Thisis probablynotthe firsttime theymet. Theywere likelytogether
oftenas children andyoungmengrowingup.
Jesus’ Family: Jesus had several half-brothers and sisters as we can learn from Matthew 12:46-
47; “WhileJesuswas still talkingto the crowd, his mother andbrothers stood outside,wantingto
speak to him.47
Someone toldhim,“Yourmother and brothers are standingoutside,wantingto speak
to you.” At least some of his brothers were named James, Joses, Simon and Judas. His sisters are
not named in the Bible. History says that James became the head of the church in Jerusalem.
Jesus WasPassionate:Some portrayalsof Jesusinfilmsandpopularculture have Himwalkingaround
like adisconnectedbeingwhoishangingaroundtosolve problems.However,the Bible showssome
verypassionate scenesfromthe lifeof Christ.He overthrew the tablesof the moneychangersinthe
temple (Matthew21:12, 13). He was movedtotears at the newsof Lazarus’ death where we readin
John11:35, “Jesuswept.” The Bible saysmanytimesthatJesuswasmovedwithcompassion(Matthew
9:36-38; 21:12, Mark 1:41 and others).
JesusandSimon:There wasa manconscriptedtohelpJesuscarry the cross up toGolgotha.Thisman’s
name was Simon aswe learnfrom Matthew 27:32, “As they were goingout,they met a man from
Cyrene, namedSimon,and they forced himto carry the cross.” Thisman wasfrom Cyrene whichwas
alsocalledNigerin Acts13:1. This isnot inthe country knownasNigertoday.Ratherhe wasfrom the
countryof Libya.Simonhadtwo sonswhowere apparentlyknowntothe earlychurch. Mark 15:21 says
that Simonwasthe fatherof AlexanderandRufusasif the readersof the Gospel wouldknow those two
men.