# Jesus of Nazareth — The Genealogy of Morals character guide

> Jesus of Nazareth in The Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jesus

**First appearance:** 0011-first-essay

## Who they are

Central figure of Christianity, discussed as a symbol of priestly morality.

## Relationships

### [the Jews](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/characters/the_jews)

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Jesus is presented as a product of Jewish ressentiment, though his teaching of love ultimately inverted the priestly morality of the Jews.

## In the story

### [The Triumph of Jewish Revenge and the Paradox of the Cross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/chapters/8)

Portrayed as the incarnate gospel of love and the 'Redeemer,' but also as the ultimate instrument of Jewish revenge, whose crucifixion serves as a dangerous bait for the world.

### [14](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/chapters/14)

Alluded to through the phrase 'they know not what they do' and the concept of forgiveness.

### [Chapter 15](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/chapters/15)

Mentioned in Tertullian's account as the one betrayed, beaten, and mocked, whose resurrection is doubted.

### [Rome Against Judaea: The Thousand-Year Fight of Moral Values](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/chapters/16)

Mentioned as one of the three Jews to whom Europe bows, alongside Peter and Paul.

### [The Ascetic Ideal and the Modern Unbelievers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_genealogy_of_morals_se/chapters/24)

Implicitly referenced through the Christian belief that God is truth, which Nietzsche critiques.

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