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The life story of Jesus of Nazareth considered by billions of Christians to be the Messiah prophesized in the Old Testament of the Bible is perhaps the most famous in history Described in detail in the New Testament Jesus comes from both divine yet humble roots born in a manger to a young woman but in time he leads a fervent following as tales of his miracles spread across the Holy Land The crucifixion and resurrection that follow create the climactic resolution of Jesus life story and cement his status as the Christ at least in the eyes of the burgeoning religious movement that would sweep across the region in the coming decades An anonymous writer would compose the first gospel Mark and the major theme would be the way of Jesus to his death His followers whose movement would originally be called the way would also bring about a new religion that has lasted 20 centuries and while it is focused on the figure of Jesus the rural man of Israel who started it all the historical Jesus was gradually enshrined under layers of sermons chants legends and philosophies that would be alien to Jews in Jesuss day Like ideological strata they covered the historical facts obscuring the Jesus of history under the Christ of faith