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The Historical Jesus 2

Jesus Christ, the figure who changed history more than any other, did many miracles to show others that he was God's son.   God gave Jesus power over nature, power over disease, and even power over death.   As a young Christian, my knowledge was a little understudied, to say the least.   Now, as this module comes to a close, I realize that I have learned so much!   While writing this summary paper, I intend to discuss my understanding of the historical Jesus, Jesus as the Messiah, and Jesus as the Personal Savior.
About two thousand years ago God arranged the most humiliating circumstances possible for his incarnation into humanity.   Jesus was born to a teenage virgin named Mary and her husband Joseph.  
The Annunciation is the revelation to Mary by the angel, Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God (Wikipedia, 2006).   Although Mary was a virgin, Gabriel told her that God's power would make the conception possible.  
The biblical account of the Annunciation is in the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, 26-56. Luke describes the annunciation given by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she was to become the mother of the Incarnation of God.   The Annunciation took place in Nazareth in the sixth month after the conception of John the Baptist by Elizabeth.   Gabriel took the form of a man and greeted Mary telling her that she was favored by God and to not be scared.   Mary questioned the revelation knowing that she had vowed her

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virginity to God.   The angel reassured her and told her about the conception of John the Baptist, the miraculous pregnancy of her cousin, Elizabeth, now old and sterile (New Advent, 2006).
Gabriel also made a visit to Zacharias, Elizabeth's husband.He explained that they would have a son named John and that he would prepare the way of the Lord.   Mary visited Elizabeth in her sixth month.   When Mary arrived, Elizabeth's baby leaped in her womb for joy.   This confirmed...