Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Savior, the Son of God, the Lord. Whatever you call him, he was undoubtedly one of the most important and controversial men in recent world history. And the basis of his importance was his crucifixion and resurrection. What if this never happened? What if he wasn't crucified? If Jesus of Nazareth had died of natural causes instead of being crucifixed; the religious, political and social structure of the world would then be entirely different. But why? Jesus was born around April 17, 6 BCE, to Mary, a Jew from Nazareth in Galilee. Christians believe she conceived Jesus miraculously in union with God; this is also why many people refer to Jesus as the Son of God. She married Joseph, a shepherd, and accompanied him to Nazareth, where Jesus was born. So, as Isaiah prophesied, Jesus was born to a descendant of King David. Jesus grew up to be a carpenter in Bethlehem. He continued to do this until he was 30; during which he began his ministry, around 24 BCE. He gathered 12 apostles (Peter, James the Greater, James the Small, Andrew, Bartholomew, Judas Iscariot, John, Simon, Philip, Jude, Matthew, Thomas), who constituted his innermost circle of supporters, and hundreds of disciples , who followed him. him and agreed with his views on religion. As Jesus spread his message throughout Judea, he also performed many miracles, such as turning water into wine and walking on water. About a week before his death, Jesus returned triumphantly to Jerusalem, a day that is still celebrated by Christians around the world as Palm Sunday. However, as soon as Jesus gained popularity, everything suddenly changed. According to the Scriptures, on a Friday in April, in the middle of a paper......pe old age? If Jesus had not been crucified, Christianity would still exist, but it would be nondescript and probably have no more than five million members. This would lead to much bigger things, like the fact that the Crusades would not have taken place in the Holy Land of Canaan (Israel). Furthermore, the Roman Empire would have been radically different, as there would never have been a Holy Roman Empire, or even popes or patriarchs to help control Rome. Furthermore, many persecutions against many different Christian denominations would never have happened, so the Puritans would not have been persecuted, which would mean no one would have come to Plymouth Rock in 1620. The Islamic religion does not would never have happened either, which would have led to no Muslim empire, and more than three-quarters of the world's population would be Jewish.