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00:00When the Gospels refer to the person of Jesus, they sometimes do so in such a way that they do not
00:13There is no room for doubt. The evangelists intend to give us a concrete idea of Christ as a man.
00:20With his own name and identity, a specific man within history. He is Jesus of Nazareth.
00:31Those who came into contact with Jesus recognized him as such. In those times it was important to know the
00:38The origin of people. Even the demons knew who this man was. Let's look at some quotes.
00:46who mention it in this way. Then he went to the door where another woman saw him and said to the others,
00:55That one was with Jesus of Nazareth. Why are you messing with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come
01:04to destroy us? I know you and I know that you are the Holy One of God. But he said to them, “Do not be afraid,
01:14You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Look
01:23the place where they laid him. He asked them, “What has happened?” They told him, “The thing about Jesus of Nazareth.”
01:32who was a prophet powerful in deeds and words before God and all the people.
01:37Pilate wrote a sign that read, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, and had it put up
01:46on the cross. Such is the relevance that the development of the theme concerning the historical Jesus has had,
01:54that from the 1980s onwards, a new orientation of studies began to emerge
02:00Historical accounts of Jesus. In particular, research has been developed that stems from
02:07primarily from the Anglo-Saxon world, which is highly interdisciplinary and largely based on
02:15outside the realm of theological institutions and confessional references. The output is enormous,
02:23of very unequal value, but it is undeniable that many and very diverse perspectives have opened up
02:30Regarding this topic, even His Holiness Benedict XVI dedicated three of his own works to discussing it.
02:39This aspect of Jesus stands out as an outstanding work on this subject. We present below a
02:47A short excerpt from Joseph Ratzinger's presentation of his work that helps us understand
02:54the importance of this topic. This book about Jesus, the first part of which is now published, is the fruit of a
03:04a long inner journey. In my youth there was a whole series of fascinating works about Jesus.
03:10It presented the figure of Jesus based on the Gospels. How he lived on earth and how,
03:18Even though he was truly man, he at the same time led men to God, with whom he was one in
03:26How much of a son. Thus, God became visible through the man Jesus, and from God the image could be seen.
03:34of the authentic man. In the 1950s the situation began to change. The rift between Jesus
03:42Historically, the Christ of faith grew ever deeper. It was clear they were drifting apart.
03:51But what can faith in Jesus Christ, in Jesus, son of the living God, mean if it turns out that
03:58Jesus was so different from how the evangelists present him, and how, based on the gospels,
04:05Does the church announce it? The impression remains that, in any case, we know very little for certain.
04:12about Jesus and that it has only been faith in his divinity that has subsequently shaped his image.
04:19Meanwhile, this impression has deeply permeated the general consciousness of Christendom.
04:27Such a situation is dramatic for faith, as it leaves its true point of reference uncertain.
04:35The intimate friendship with Jesus, on which everything depends, runs the risk of moving in a void.
04:42According to the vision of His Holiness Benedict XVI and that of many other scholars who have undertaken the task
04:51When discussing the historical Jesus, the relevance of this topic lies in the approach to the figure
04:58of this man, called Jesus of Nazareth, favors the growth and deepening of a living relationship with him.
05:08We have little reliable information about the origins of Jesus, about his family background
05:15and about the first years of his life.
05:18This void has been filled by popular imagination with numerous legends, some very old.
05:25and highly developed in various apocryphal gospels.
05:29We know that his parents were named Joseph and Mary and that they lived in Nazareth.
05:35There is little more we can add, at least not directly from the biblical texts.
05:41There are some reconstructions that are worthy of approval considering the Jewish customs of the time,
05:49regarding continuing in the same profession as his father,
05:52his frequent visits to the nearby ephors, about his Jewish education at home and in the synagogue, etc.
06:01When Jesus is about 30 years old, he appears answering the call of John the Baptist
06:06which promotes a conversion movement in the desert along the Jordan River.
06:12There is no doubt that Jesus submitted to the baptism of John the Baptist
06:18and that this was a very important experience in his life.
06:24But soon, the preaching of Jesus and the movement he promoted
06:28It appears with its own characteristics, different from those of Juan.
06:34Before the Christian era, years were counted from the founding of Rome or from the election of the emperor.
06:47As Christianity spread, years began to be counted from the birth of Christ.
06:55A miscalculation by Dionysius Exiguus led people to believe that the birth of Jesus
07:01It took place in the year 754 from the founding of Rome,
07:06while more serious studies led to the conclusion that it had been in the year 747 or 748 of Rome,
07:17That is, 6 or 7 years before Christ, according to Dionysius's calculation.
07:24Thus it turns out that our Christian calendar that we currently use,
07:28instead of really starting at the birth of Christ,
07:33It begins when Jesus was actually 6 or 7 years old.
07:38Regarding the public life of Jesus,
07:40It is generally estimated to have lasted a little over two years,
07:44according to the Gospel, according to Saint John,
07:48who seems to be the one who pays the most attention to these kinds of details.
07:51Therefore, in all likelihood, Jesus begins his public life at the beginning of the year 28 AD
07:59and died on Easter Eve in the year 30.
08:05Jesus is a historical figure,
08:07situated in a specific context and of which we have knowledge through some traces.
08:14It is the historian's task to reconstruct the development of his existence from the available data.
08:22This reconstruction helps us to better understand the life of Jesus,
08:26the meaning of his words and the scope of his actions.
08:31Thank you!