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* GoAndSinNoMore: Another TropeNamer, from Jesus' response to a woman caught in adultery (John 8).
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* RealMenLoveJesus: Oh yes. Most of the disciples qualify, for a start.
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* IntimidatingRevenueService: Whenever Jesus needs an example of a profession that everyone will instantly recognize as corrupt and sinful, he mentions... (prostitutes? pharisees? torturers?)... ''tax collectors.'' {{Justified}}, since in AncientRome tax collectors were pretty universally reviled for extorting money from their countrymen while being on the take. Also {{averted}}, in that some tax collectors such as Matthew and Zacchaeus are shown to be redeemed.
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* BerserkButton: When some people decided to turn God's temple into a marketplace (''twice''), [[BewareTheNiceOnes Jesus was not amused]].
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* ChildProdigy: Jesus teaching when He was only twelve. Everyone was astonished at his understanding and answers.
* CelibateHero: Jesus. Some people think that Jesus was married, but that his wife was not mentioned in the Bible (there are also a lot of speculations about why this is). Other people see this idea as heresy.
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* LoveRedeems: Very, very much the theme of Jesus' teachings, as exemplified in John 3:16:
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* ObviousJudas: The TropeNamer. (Plus, it's [[CaptainObvious rather obvious]] which one of Jesus' disciples is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Judas]], too...)
* OneSteveLimit: {{Averted}}. Even among Jesus' disciples, there were two men named James and two named Judas. On one occasion, Johnintroduces has to introduce dialogue by saying, "Judas, [[NamesTheSame not Iscariot]], said...")Also, " Also, depending how you count, there may be as many as four women (and definitely at least two) named Mary, apart from Jesus' Mother.
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* GodInHumanForm: Jesus claims to be this, saying "Before Abraham was, [[AGodAmI I Am]]." The Pharisees don't buy it, interpreting it as a BlasphemousBoast.
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* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown
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* PalsWithJesus: TropeNamer?
* TheParagon: Jesus.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Matthew 23 was this from Jesus against the Pharisees.
* StealingFromTheTill: John notes that Judas was doing this.
* TakeAThirdOption: (Matthew 22) Are we answerable to God or to earthly powers such as the Romans? [[hottip:*:Many Jews were pretty much sick of the Romans by this point and had no desire to pay taxes to support Roman idolatry and hedonistic living. The last thing they would have wanted to hear was a command to pay their taxes. If Christ had said that this was unnecessary, though, well ...]] (John 7-8) Will Jesus say that a woman caught in the act of adultery should be stoned or not? [[hottip:*:If Christ had said that she shouldn't be stoned, the Pharisees would have accused Him of violating the laws of Moses. If He had said that she should, He would likely have been turned over to the Romans, who didn't allow the Jews to perform their own executions.]]
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* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown
* OneSteveLimit
* OutDamnedSpot: Pontius Pilate
* PalsWithJesus: TropeNamer?
* TheParagon: Jesus.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Matthew 23 was this from Jesus against the Pharisees.
* StealingFromTheTill: John notes that Judas was doing this.
* TakeAThirdOption: (Matthew 22) Are we answerable to God or to earthly powers such as the Romans? [[hottip:*:Many Jews were pretty much sick of the Romans by this point and had no desire to pay taxes to support Roman idolatry and hedonistic living. The last thing they would have wanted to hear was a command to pay their taxes. If Christ had said that this was unnecessary, though, well ...]] (John 7-8) Will Jesus say that a woman caught in the act of adultery should be stoned or not? [[hottip:*:If Christ had said that she shouldn't be stoned, the Pharisees would have accused Him of violating the laws of Moses. If He had said that she should, He would likely have been turned over to the Romans, who didn't allow the Jews to perform their own executions.]]
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* AuthorAvatar: The naked guy mentioned in Mark 14:51-52 was probably Mark himself.
* BackFromTheDead: Famously, Lazarus--and [[spoiler:Jesus]]. Other examples include a girl in Mark 5.
* BerserkButton: When some people decided to turn God's temple into a marketplace (''twice''), [[BewareTheNiceOnes Jesus was not amused]].
* CelibateHero: Jesus, and possibly others we forget. Some people think that Jesus was married, but that his wife was not mentioned in the Bible (there are also a lot of speculations about why this is). Other people see this idea as heresy.
* ChildProdigy: Jesus teaching when He was only twelve. Everyone was astonished at his understanding and answers.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Jesus' character tends to vary quite a bit depending on who's describing him.
* DescendFromAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Jesus.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Jesus]], the Garden of Gethsemane notwithstanding.
* FlippingTheTable: Jesus does this with the moneychangers in the Temple.
* HeavenSeeker: with Jesus and most of his followers.
* IGotBetter: [[spoiler:Jesus.]]
* JesusSaves: TropeNamer.
* JesusTaboo: [[CaptainObvious Averted]].
* JesusWasWayCool: Just look at all the cool shit he did above with regards to being a BadAss and DeadpanSnarker! Plus he turned water into wine and made lunch for everybody, Jesus was AWESOME.
* JourneyToFindOneself: Jesus' 40 days and nights in the desert, sort of.
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!!Tropes
*AncientRome
* AuthorAvatar: The naked guy mentioned in Mark 14:51-52 was probably Mark himself.
* BackFromTheDead: Famously, Lazarus--and [[spoiler:Jesus]]. Other examples include a girl in Mark 5.
* BerserkButton: When some people decided to turn God's temple into a marketplace (''twice''), [[BewareTheNiceOnes Jesus was not amused]].
* CelibateHero: Jesus, and possibly others we forget. Some people think that Jesus was married, but that his wife was not mentioned in the Bible (there are also a lot of speculations about why this is). Other people see this idea as heresy.
* ChildProdigy: Jesus teaching when He was only twelve. Everyone was astonished at his understanding and answers.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Jesus' character tends to vary quite a bit depending on who's describing him.
* DescendFromAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Jesus.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Jesus]], the Garden of Gethsemane notwithstanding.
* FlippingTheTable: Jesus does this with the moneychangers in the Temple.
* HeavenSeeker: with Jesus and most of his followers.
* IGotBetter: [[spoiler:Jesus.]]
* JesusSaves: TropeNamer.
* JesusTaboo: [[CaptainObvious Averted]].
* JesusWasWayCool: Just look at all the cool shit he did above with regards to being a BadAss and DeadpanSnarker! Plus he turned water into wine and made lunch for everybody, Jesus was AWESOME.
* JourneyToFindOneself: Jesus' 40 days and nights in the desert, sort of.
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''Matthew'' - The most orderly Gospel (Matt was a tax collector), it details in order Jesus' genealogy, his birth and early life, then his teachings, a few miracles and his death. Matt compares Old Testament scripture with Jesus' deeds to appeal to Jews.
''Mark'' - The eldest Gospel features stuff that can be found in the other 3 Gospels that they can't find in each other. This was written for the Romans and portrays Jesus as the miracle worker, curing diseases and expelling demons.
''Luke'' - Written for Gentiles and portrays Jesus as a NiceGuy who preached kindness and charity. It is also the most in-depth Gospel, noticing small things like how the wine jars in the Cana wedding were made of stone.
''John'' - The most introspective Gospel and written for Christians..
''Matthew'' - The most orderly Gospel (Matt was a tax collector), it details in order Jesus' genealogy, his birth and early life, then his teachings, a few miracles and his death. Matt compares Old Testament scripture with Jesus' deeds to appeal to Jews.
''Mark'' - The eldest Gospel features stuff that can be found in the other 3 Gospels that they can't find in each other. This was written for the Romans and portrays Jesus as the miracle worker, curing diseases and expelling demons.
''Luke'' - Written for Gentiles and portrays Jesus as a NiceGuy who preached kindness and charity. It is also the most in-depth Gospel, noticing small things like how the wine jars in the Cana wedding were made of stone.
''John'' - The most introspective Gospel and written for Christians..
