Great Commission
The count of disciples is down to eleven, reduced by the betrayal and death of Judas, eleven is a very specific number.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. - Matthew 28:16
Szymon Czechowicz's 1758 depiction of Christ and the eleven disciples, now they are 12 with Christ.
In Christianity, the Great Commission is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world.
The Great Commission is outlined in Matthew 28:16-20, where on a mountain in Galilee Jesus calls on his followers to make disciples of and baptize all nations in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Great Commission, stained glass window, Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick in El Paso, Texas
The disciples are now back in Galilee, obeying Jesus' instructions at Matthew 26:32, and to the women at 28:7 and 28:10. There is no mention of the
women delivering their message, but the presence of the disciples in Galilee implies that they did so successfully.
Luke also has Jesus during his ministry dispatching disciples, including the seventy disciples, sending them to all the nations and giving them power
over demons.
The life and teachings of Christ have become a tenet in Christian theology emphasizing ministry, missionary work, evangelism, and baptism.
Events in the Life of Jesus according to the canonical gospels of the teachings of Christ
The ministry of Jesus, in the canonical gospels, begins with his baptism in the countryside of Roman Judea and Transjordan, near the River Jordan by
John the Baptist, and ends in Jerusalem, following the Last Supper with his disciples.
The Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:23) states that Jesus was "about 30 years of age" at the start of his ministry. A chronology of Jesus typically sets the date
of the start of his ministry at around AD 27-29 and the end in the range AD 30-36.
The gospels present John the Baptist's ministry as the precursor to that of Jesus and the baptism of Jesus as marking the beginning of Jesus' ministry,
after which Jesus travels, preaches and performs "miracles".
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also;
and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. - John 14:12
Following the proclamation by Peter that Jesus is both the Christ and the Son of the living God, the account
of the Transfiguration of Jesus is the next major event and appears in Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-8 and Luke
9:28-36. Jesus takes Peter and two other apostles with him and goes up to a mountain, which is not named.
The Transfiguration of Christ by Raphael, c. 1520
Once on the mountain, Matthew 17:2 states that Jesus "was transfigured before them; his face shining as the sun,
and his garments became white as the light." At that point, the prophets Elijah and Moses appear and Jesus begins
to talk to them. Luke is specific in describing Jesus in a state of glory, with Luke 9:32 referring to "they saw his
glory". A bright cloud appears around them, and a voice from the cloud states: "This is my beloved Son, with whom
I am well pleased; listen to him".
The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament, where Jesus is transfigured and becomes
radiant in glory upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-8, Luke 9:28-36) recount the
occasion, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it (2 Peter 1:16-18.
The Ministry of Christ via
dr. π (pi)
.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. - Matthew 28:16
Szymon Czechowicz's 1758 depiction of Christ and the eleven disciples, now they are 12 with Christ.
In Christianity, the Great Commission is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world.
The Great Commission is outlined in Matthew 28:16-20, where on a mountain in Galilee Jesus calls on his followers to make disciples of and baptize all nations in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Great Commission, stained glass window, Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick in El Paso, Texas
The disciples are now back in Galilee, obeying Jesus' instructions at Matthew 26:32, and to the women at 28:7 and 28:10. There is no mention of the
women delivering their message, but the presence of the disciples in Galilee implies that they did so successfully.
Luke also has Jesus during his ministry dispatching disciples, including the seventy disciples, sending them to all the nations and giving them power
over demons.
The life and teachings of Christ have become a tenet in Christian theology emphasizing ministry, missionary work, evangelism, and baptism.
Events in the Life of Jesus according to the canonical gospels of the teachings of Christ
The ministry of Jesus, in the canonical gospels, begins with his baptism in the countryside of Roman Judea and Transjordan, near the River Jordan by
John the Baptist, and ends in Jerusalem, following the Last Supper with his disciples.
The Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:23) states that Jesus was "about 30 years of age" at the start of his ministry. A chronology of Jesus typically sets the date
of the start of his ministry at around AD 27-29 and the end in the range AD 30-36.
The gospels present John the Baptist's ministry as the precursor to that of Jesus and the baptism of Jesus as marking the beginning of Jesus' ministry,
after which Jesus travels, preaches and performs "miracles".
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also;
and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. - John 14:12
Following the proclamation by Peter that Jesus is both the Christ and the Son of the living God, the account
of the Transfiguration of Jesus is the next major event and appears in Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-8 and Luke
9:28-36. Jesus takes Peter and two other apostles with him and goes up to a mountain, which is not named.
The Transfiguration of Christ by Raphael, c. 1520
Once on the mountain, Matthew 17:2 states that Jesus "was transfigured before them; his face shining as the sun,
and his garments became white as the light." At that point, the prophets Elijah and Moses appear and Jesus begins
to talk to them. Luke is specific in describing Jesus in a state of glory, with Luke 9:32 referring to "they saw his
glory". A bright cloud appears around them, and a voice from the cloud states: "This is my beloved Son, with whom
I am well pleased; listen to him".
The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament, where Jesus is transfigured and becomes
radiant in glory upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-8, Luke 9:28-36) recount the
occasion, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it (2 Peter 1:16-18.
The Ministry of Christ via
dr. π (pi)
.