No.
Jesus was not a military leader. He is something very different and much more important.
He was a peaceful traveling Jewish preacher and is God the Son, the Prince of Peace, and the King of Kings with legions of angels at his command.
The Nicene Creed (from the year 325) talks about the nature of Jesus Christ:
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us and our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the scriptures: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains what we believe in depth:
http://www.nccbuscc.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt2.htm
With love in Christ.
2007-05-14 18:52:19
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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Interesting question.
You get glimpses of the truth in the New Testament, only oblique references.
For example, Nazara (misquoted as Nazareth in the New Testament) was a city created from around 15 BCE at the foothills of Mt Carmel in Galilee.
During this time Galilee was to the Romans what Afghanistan is for many troops today- a hot bed of guerrilla fighting and rebellion. In fact so dangerous was Galilee for Romans and the troops of the Herods that they basically stayed away.
Incredibly, none of this is mentioned in the Bible. However, many of the disciples are listed as zealots. Given the fact that it was Galilee, and these people were "zealots" you can be 100% that you are talking about guerrilla warfare leaders- not itinerant fisherman and passers by.
The name Iscariot is itself a derivation of Sicarii- a famous historic band of assassins who used curved knives to kill people, often in their homes when they were sleeping.
I personally, don't believe Jesus was a warlord. But he was certainly protected by the most fearsome of warriors of his day.
See:
http://one-faith-of-god.org/final_testament/bible_of_god.htm
2007-05-15 03:38:50
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answered by Anonymous
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I've never read or heard about Jesus being a military leader.
2007-05-14 21:55:43
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answered by Shafeeqah 5
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no Jesus was not a military leader.
2007-05-14 10:16:17
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answered by gerafalop 7
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