Jesus the Christ
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- Alternative form of Jesus Christ.
- 1560, [William Whittingham et al., transl.], The Bible and Holy Scriptures Conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. […] (the Geneva Bible), Geneva: […] Rouland Hall, →OCLC, S. Matthewe 16:20, folio 10, recto, column 1:
- Then he charged his diſciples, that they ſhulde tell no man that he was Ieſus the Chriſt.
- 1639, Henoch Clapham, “4 Staffe”, in A Briefe of the Bibles History. […], 4th edition, London: […] Thom[as] Harper for Nathaniel Butter, […], →OCLC, page 11:
- Woman being the firſt in tranſgreſſion, is (by Elohim his free favour) here appointed to bring forth the Saving Seed, namely, Jeſus the Chriſt.
- 2010, Ian R[oderick] MacLeod, “Second Journey of the Magus”, in Stephen Jones, editor, Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels & Heavenly Hosts, Berkeley, Calif.: Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 67:
- Even as Jesus the Christ spoke these last words, Balthasar and the crowd around him could see that he was fading.
- 2015, Randall C. Hale, “A Brief History as Reported in The Bible”, in War On…, Frederick, Md.: America Star Books, →ISBN, page 61:
- I was recently asked why I continually say “Jesus the Christ” and not Jesus Christ. Christ is not the surname used by Jesus. The word Christ is defined as Messiah, or savior, or as an ideal type of humanity. […] Jesus the Christ taught love, compassion, mercy, justice, etc. as being the standards for all humankind. The ideals that Jesus the Christ taught, such as love, compassion, mercy and justice, are considered moral by most genuine human beings.