Jewish view of Jesus: Encyclopedia II - Jewish view of Jesus - Messiah

Jewish view of Jesus - Messiah

Main articles: Messiah and Jewish Messiah

(Note that the Jewish and Christian concepts of "Messiah" differ substantially; readers who have not understood the Jewish concept often assume it to signify meanings which were in fact not a part of nor present within the Jewish understanding)

According to mainstream Jewish beliefs, the failure of Jesus to restore the line of Davidic Kings, his crucifixion by Romans, and his failure to meet the tests of a prophet outlined in Jewish Scripture, negated claims that he was the Messiah (see the Jewish eschatology and Jewish Messiah for a more detailed discussion of the Jewish understanding of the Messiah). Nevertheless, some of Jesus's followers redefined the concept of messiah to encompass the idea of a resurrection, the promise of a second coming, and the notion of messiah as God. Early Christians brought from Judaism its scriptures, fundamental doctrines such as monotheism, and other beliefs and practices.

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