Jesus (disambiguation)

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Jesus is the central figure of Christianity and a major prophet of Islam.

Jesus may also refer to:

People

Jesus (name), as given name and surname. Greek-Latin form of Joshua.
Jesus Ben Sira (fl. 2nd century BCE), religious writer, author in the Apocrypha
Jesus of Nazareth, founder of Christianity
- Christ, Greek-English term from "Messiah," usually for Jesus of Nazareth
- Historical Jesus, the history of Jesus, including non-Biblical sources
Jesus Barabbas (Matthew 27:16-17 margin), pardoned criminal
Elymas Bar-Jesus (Acts 13), Jewish magician who opposed Paul on Cyprus
Jesus Justus (Colossians 4:11), Christian in Rome mentioned by Paul
Jesus ben Ananias (died c. 73), Jewish nationalist mentioned by Josephus

Jesús

Common Latin American Spanish given name - spelling of both Jesus and Joshua in some translations of the New Testament into Spanish (which does not occur in any major English translation).

Jesús Malverde, legendary Mexican bandit-saint
Jesús (born 1977), stagename of American wrestler Aaron Aguilera

Nicknames

"Jesus", Chris Ferguson (born 1963), American poker player with trademark long brown hair and beard

Places

Jesús, a town in Peru
Île Jésus, an island north of Montreal
Jesus College (disambiguation), multiple locations
Jesús, a village on the Island of Ibiza

Film and television

Jesus (1973 film), an Indian Malayalam film
Jesus (1979 film), also called The Jesus Film, co-directed by Peter Sykes, John Heyman, and John Krisch
Jesus (1999 film), British made-for-television film
Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries), 1977 Anglo-Italian work
Jesus: The Complete Story, a 2001 documentary series
Jesus (South Park), a recurring character on the South Park television series

Music

Jesus Christ Superstar, rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, first staged on Broadway in 1971

Songs

"Jesus Christ" (Brand New song), 2006 work from the album The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Jesus" (Queen song), 1973 work from the first Queen album, Queen
"Jesus" (Gackt song), 2008 single which later appeared on the 2009 album Re-Born
"Jesus Christ" (Woody Guthrie song)
"Jesus of Suburbia", 2004 song by Green Day, on the album American Idiot
"Jesus Walks", song by Kanye West, 2004 song from the album College Dropout
"Jesus", opening song of the 1993 album Eden, by Japanese rock band Luna Sea
"Jesus", 1968 song on the album The Velvet Underground by the band of the same name

Performers

Jesus on Extasy, German rock band formed in 2005
Jesus Jones, British rock band formed in 1986
Jesu (band), English experimental rock band formed in 2003
Jesus Christ Allin, birth name of musician GG Allin, (1956–1993)
Zola Jesus, stagename of American female singer songwriter

Books

Jesus the Christ (book), 1915 doctrinal study by James E. Talmage
Jesus of Nazareth (book), 2007 work by Pope Benedict XVI
The Childhood of Jesus, a 2013 novel by J. M. Coetzee

Other uses

Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster , a 1987 video game
Jesus and Mo, 2005 British webcomic