The Family of Jesus
Mary, His Mother
Mary, His aunt
Klopas, His Uncle
Joseph, His "father", or to better say, "guardian"
Elizabeth (Elisabeth), unclear relation to Mary
Zechariah (Zacharias), an "in-law", Elizabeth's husband, a Levite and priest
John the Baptist, (His cousin?) the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth
James, brother
Simon, brother
Judas (Jude), brother
Joseph (Joses), brother
Sisters, unknown. Salome, perhaps, was one of them. If Salome was also the wife of Zebedee and the mother of James and John, then James and John would be His nephews.
Close Friends of Jesus
Mary Magdelene
Martha
Lazarus
John the Baptist
The Appearance of Jesus
Was not particularly good-looking (Isa 53:2)
Scarred "beyond human likeness" (Isa 52:14)
Has a beard (Isa 50:6)
Hair is white as snow (Rev 1:14)
Scarred hands and feet
Christ's Early Life
Was in the Beginning with God
Was "begotten" before all things
Was God
Was the "Word", perhaps the Person of the Trinity who spoke the words of creation recorded in Gen 1 (for instance, "Let there be light")
Was "anointed"
Was of the tribe of Judah, a descendant of King David
Was not a Levite, and yet still a priest, as was Melichizedek
Satan cast 1/3 of the angels of Heaven down to the earth and awaited for Him to be born, so that he could "devour Him"
Was taken to Egypt to flee from Herod the Great, who tried to kill Him
Thought like a child until He became a man
Increased in wisdom and age
Was in favor with both God and man
When He was 12, He sat in the Temple of Jerusalem, listening to the rabbis and asking them questions. Then He began to answer their question with understanding (Luke 2:46-47)
Cast seven demons out of Mary Magdalene
John the Baptist did not "know" Him
Was 30 when He began His ministry
His first miracle was in Cana of Galilee, turning the water into wine (or, this was His first miracle in that area)
After Christ's Crucifixion
Went to Paradise
Spoke to the spirits in "prison" and in the "shadow of death"
Christ's Resurrection
Was not recognized by His followers when He appeared to them
