Who is Jesus Christ from The Life of Our Lord and what is their importance?

Jesus Christ (5 BC-30AD) was (and for Christians, is) the founder of the Christian religion. He was born to Mary and Joseph, after Mary and Joseph were told by an angel that a child would be born to Mary from the Holy Spirit, who would redeem the people from their sins. Jesus' birth is said to be miraculous, and He was born in a manger in a stable at an inn that was full at the time. Little is known about Jesus' childhood. We do know that he argued with the teachers at the Jewish temple, and that He performed his first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana, when per his mother Mary's request, Jesus turned water into wine.

The events of Jesus' life are well-known. The miracles, parables, moral teachings, sufferings, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus are deeply embedded in Western culture, as well as many others. Different cultures, however, emphasize different aspects of Jesus' life and death.

In The Life of Our Lord, Dickens' Jesus is a great moral teacher. He believed in helping the poor, in treating all as they would have themselves be treated, in total forgiveness for trespass, of love for the neighbor and in serving God with total dedication. Dickens is particularly impressed that Jesus taught forgiveness, tenderness, peace and charity.