{"id":1213,"date":"2024-02-13T08:48:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T08:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/glossary\/jesus-the-messiah-and-or-the-christ\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T08:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T08:50:59","slug":"jesus-the-messiah-and-or-the-christ","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/glossary\/jesus-the-messiah-and-or-the-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus &#8211; [the Messiah]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus [<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;the Messiah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; the Messiah &amp;quot;The Messiah&amp;quot; is a term that originates from the Hebrew word &amp;quot;M&#257;&scaron;&icirc;a&#7717;&amp;quot;, which means &amp;quot;anointed one&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;chosen one&amp;quot;. In the Jewish tradition, the term refers to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line, who will rule the Jewish people during the Messianic Age. \n\nIn Christianity, &amp;quot;the Messiah&amp;quot; is believed to be Jesus Christ, who is seen as the savior of humanity, fulfilling prophecies in the Old Testament about a coming Messiah. \n\nIn Islam, &amp;quot;the Messiah&amp;quot; refers to Jesus (Isa) as well, who is considered a prophet and the Messiah of the Jewish people, with a second coming prophesied in Islamic eschatology. \n\nThe concept and interpretation of &amp;quot;the Messiah&amp;quot; can vary significantly among different religious beliefs.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/glossary\/the-messiah\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">the Messiah<\/a> and or [<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;The Christ&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; The Christ &amp;quot;The Christ&amp;quot; is a title derived from the Greek word &amp;quot;Christos,&amp;quot; which translates to the Hebrew term &amp;quot;Messiah.&amp;quot; Both terms mean &amp;quot;the anointed one.&amp;quot; In Christianity, &amp;quot;The Christ&amp;quot; specifically refers to Jesus of Nazareth, who is believed to be the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament, and the Son of God who came to earth to offer salvation to humanity through his death and resurrection.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/glossary\/the-christ\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">The Christ<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus [<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;the Messiah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; the Messiah &amp;quot;The Messiah&amp;quot; is a term that originates from the Hebrew word &amp;quot;M&#257;&scaron;&icirc;a&#7717;&amp;quot;, which means &amp;quot;anointed one&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;chosen one&amp;quot;. In the Jewish tradition, the term refers to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line, who will rule the Jewish people during the Messianic Age. \n\nIn Christianity, &amp;quot;the Messiah&amp;quot; is believed to be Jesus Christ, who is seen as the savior of humanity, fulfilling prophecies in the Old Testament about a coming Messiah. \n\nIn Islam, &amp;quot;the Messiah&amp;quot; refers to Jesus (Isa) as well, who is considered a prophet and the Messiah of the Jewish people, with a second coming prophesied in Islamic eschatology. \n\nThe concept and interpretation of &amp;quot;the Messiah&amp;quot; can vary significantly among different religious beliefs.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/glossary\/the-messiah\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">the Messiah<\/a> and or [<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;The Christ&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; The Christ &amp;quot;The Christ&amp;quot; is a title derived from the Greek word &amp;quot;Christos,&amp;quot; which translates to the Hebrew term &amp;quot;Messiah.&amp;quot; Both terms mean &amp;quot;the anointed one.&amp;quot; In Christianity, &amp;quot;The Christ&amp;quot; specifically refers to Jesus of Nazareth, who is believed to be the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament, and the Son of God who came to earth to offer salvation to humanity through his death and resurrection.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/glossary\/the-christ\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">The Christ<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[],"glossary-tags":[],"glossary-languages":[],"class_list":["post-1213","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"post_title":"Jesus - [the Messiah]","post_content":"Jesus [the Messiah and or [The Christ]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1513,"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1213\/revisions\/1513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-categories?post=1213"},{"taxonomy":"glossary-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-tags?post=1213"},{"taxonomy":"glossary-languages","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commonlawdictionary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-languages?post=1213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}