Messiah

:For other uses, see Messiah (disambiguation).

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In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ "anointed one", Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) initially meant any person who was anointed by God. In English today, it is used in two major contexts: the anticipated savior of the Jews, and one who is anticipated as, regarded as, or professes to be a savior or liberator.http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=messiah

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In the first century, it was interpreted to refer more specifically to someone appointed by God to lead the Jewish people in the face of their tribulations with the Romans. Christians consider Jesus to be that messiah. The word Christ (Greek Χριστός, Khristos, "the anointed one") is a literal translation of "mashiach".

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In Islam, Jesus (Isa) is also considered the Maseeh, or Messiah, and his eventual return to the Earth is expected with that of another messianic figure, the Mahdi.

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Some speculate that the Jewish concept of the Messiah did not arise as depicted in the Hebrew Scriptures, but rather originates in the Zoroastrian idea of Saoshyant. For similar figures in other religions, refer to the "See also" section in this article.

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The Septuagint, an ancient Jewish translation of the Old Testament into Greek, translates all thirty-nine instances of the word messiah as Khristos. The New Testament records the Greek form Μεσσίας, Messias, only twice, in John 1:41 and 4:25.

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Judaism: Judaism is the religious culture of the Jewish people. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. The tenets and history of Judaism are the major part of the foundation of other Abrahamic religions, including Christianity and...

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George Frederick Handel and the Messiah