Jesus Christ, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth, was the founder of Christianity. He is described as the ‘Son of God’ in the teachings of most Christian denominations. Most of what is known today about Jesus’ life has been derived from the four Gospels of the New Testament Bible, known as the Canonical gospels, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It is estimated that these were written over 70–200 years after the death of Christ and are not biographies in the modern sense. Due to the lack of accurate historical records, there is some dispute over the exact details of his life, and teachings. Jesus was a Galilean from Nazareth, a village near Sepphoris, though he was born in Bethlehem. Not much is known about his childhood except for the fact that he was an intelligent and precocious child. His father, Joseph, was a carpenter and it is believed that Jesus too followed in the footsteps of his father. As a young man he was baptized by the prophet John the Baptist and embarked on a career as a preacher and healer. He went on to become a very popular preacher and the religion Christianity is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament