This essay will be written about Christian beliefs on two things, the death of Jesus and life after death.
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This essay will be written about Christian beliefs on two things, the death of Jesus and life after death. These two topics are liked because Christian beliefs on life after death are rooted in Jesus death and resurrection. As for the part written on Jesus death I will write about the event which causes the authorities to go to the extreme and kill Jesus, also I will be writing about what the death of Jesus achieved for mankind.
In the period of time which Jesus lived the Jewish people were under occupation. The Roman Empire was occupying Israel. At this time the Jewish people believed that a Messiah would come and save them from the Romans, they though this because of their prophets. These were people who had ‘visions’ sent from God. The most important of these was a vision by Zechariah. He saw that the messiah would ride into Jerusalem on a donkey. Despite this vision many of the Jew’s believed that the messiah would be a military rather than a spiritual leader.