ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Religious perspectives on Jesus

Okay kiddo, so let me tell you about religious perspectives on Jesus. You see, different people believe different things about him depending on their religion or faith.

For example, Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God and that he came to Earth to teach people about love and forgiveness. They also believe that he died on the cross for their sins and then rose from the dead three days later. Many Christians pray to Jesus and see him as someone who can help them in their daily life.

On the other hand, Muslims also believe in Jesus, but they see him as a prophet of God, not the son of God. Muslims believe that Jesus was sent to Earth to teach people about God and to do good deeds. They also believe that Jesus was not crucified, but rather God made someone else look like Jesus and that person was crucified instead.

Jews, who follow the Hebrew Bible, have a different perspective on Jesus. They do not believe that Jesus was the son of God or a prophet, and they believe that he was just a person who lived a long time ago. They do not pray to Jesus or celebrate his teachings.

So you see, different people have different ideas about who Jesus was and what he stood for, but they all have one thing in common- they believe that he was an important figure in history who made a big impact on people's lives.