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- What Is the Jewish Belief About Moshiach (Messiah)?
Moshiach is the Hebrew word for “ messiah ” The word messiah in English means a savior or a “hoped-for deliverer ” The word moshiach in Hebrew actually means “anointed ” In Biblical Hebrew, the title moshiach was bestowed on somebody who had attained a position of nobility and greatness
- Messiah in Judaism - Wikipedia
However, since the traditional Jewish belief is that the messiah has not yet come and the Messianic Age is not yet present, the total rejection of Jesus as either messiah or deity has never been a central issue for Judaism
- Understanding Jewish Tradition The Jewish View of the Messiah
Suffering discrimination and persecution in Asia, Europe and Africa, the Jewish people clung to the hope that a personal Messiah would soon come and bring redemption from their suffering, reestablish them in the land of Israel, and bring everlasting peace
- The Messianic Hope in Ancient Israel
For centuries the prophets of Israel had foretold the coming of a Messiah From Adam to Malachi, the prophets told the people of the day when the God of Israel would come to earth, take flesh upon Him, and become their Savior and Redeemer
- The Messiah in Jewish Thought - Jews for Jesus
In traditional Jewish teaching represented today especially by Orthodox Judaism, the Messiah would in the first place be human The Christian idea that the Messiah would be both human and divine is considered unacceptable and un-Jewish He could even be superhuman, but never divine
- What Did The Jew Expect The Messiah To Be - Religious Question
The belief that the Messiah would gather the dispersed Jewish communities from the far corners of the earth was fundamental to their hope for renewal, highlighting a vision of global Jewish unity and divine favor
- How Judaism Views the Messiah and the Messianic Age
For Judaism, this yearning crystallizes in the hope for the Messiah and the coming of the Messianic Age — a vision that has sustained Jewish communities through exile, persecution, and diaspora
- Topical Bible: Expectation of the Messiah
Various Jewish sects, including the Pharisees and Essenes, held differing views on the nature and role of the Messiah, but the common hope was for a figure who would restore Israel's fortunes and establish God's kingdom
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