Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia - Messiah
In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ "anointed one", Standard Hebrew Mašíaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Māšîªḥ Arabic المسيح;) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - Other Messiahs
In Stregheria, Jesus Christ is believed to have been a sort of "evil messiah" or false messiah, while Aradia de Toscano is seen as the tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - Other Messiahs
See Jewish Messiah claimants for an overview of such claimants and links to more detailed articles. In Stregheria, Jesus Christ is believ...   » Read the article

Article - Psychic Reading: Beware The Messiah Complex
Psychic Reading One hazard and lesson of this business I learned the hard way when I first got into it, is what I have come to call the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish View Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish View Of Jesus - Messiah
Main articles: Messiah and Jewish Messiah (Note that the Jewish and Christian concepts of "Messiah" differ substantially; readers who hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - Other Historically Significant Jewish Messiah Claimants
Messiah - Josephus's report of civil unrest in the first century. It had been thought that Josephus asserts that Jesus was indeed the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The New Testament
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews. Within the Jewish tradition the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah
The Jewish Messiah, (משיח) or Mashiach, or Moshiach, has traditionally referred to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy
The idea of a messiah or a Chosen one figure has long been an element in the genres of science fiction and fantasy, if not real-life reli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology
Jewish eschatology is concerned with Mashiach (the Jewish Messiah) the continuation of the Davidic line, and Olam Haba (Hebrew for "the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bare-faced Messiah: Encyclopedia - Bare-faced Messiah
Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (London, Michael Joseph books, 1987, ISBN 0718127641) is a posthumous biography of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Eschatology
Eschatology (from the Greek έσχατος meaning "last" + -logy) is a part of theology concerned with the final events in the history o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anointing: Encyclopedia - Anointing
To anoint is to grease with perfumed oil, fat, or melted butter, a process employed ritually in all religions and among all races, civili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia - Davidic Line
Davidic line, (also Davidic Kingdom or Davidic dynasty), known in Hebrew as Malchut Beit David ("Monarchy [of the] House [of] David") ref...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Messiah: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Messiah
Messiah (Hebrew - annointed, as a prince - an heir apparent) 1)    according to Jewish tradition, a prince who would oc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Messiah: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Messiah
A Christian theological definition of Messiah according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Messiah: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Messiah
Messiah (Hebrew - annointed, as a prince - an heir apparent) 1)    according to Jewish tradition, a prince who would oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Akira
The manga and 1988 anime-movie Akira features both the themes of a returning saviour, and sacrifice based on compassion – two very stro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Views Of Maimonides
The predominant Jewish understanding of moshiach ("the messiah") is based on the writings of Maimonides, (the Rambam). His views on the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Dune
The concept of the messiah is central to the Dune series of books by Frank Herbert. The main character in Dune is Paul Atreides (titled M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Judaism And Christianity
Christianity as we have come to know it emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Buffy
In the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy Summers, in addition to being a Run-of-the-mill Chosen One, has a Messianic role...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Narnia
Christian apologist C. S. Lewis wrote the fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia, which deals heavily with Christian beliefs (Compare wi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Messiah, Mashiah: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Messiah, Mashiah
Messiah mashiah (Hebrew) Anointed; translated into the Greek as Christos. The Hebrews had their special form of the universal belief i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Present-day Positions
Jewish Messiah - Orthodox Judaism. Orthodox Judaism maintains that Jews are obligated to accept Maimonides's 13 Principles of Faith, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Lord Of The Rings
Catholic author J. R. R. Tolkien wrote the fantasy series The Lord of the Rings, from which many Christian parallels can be drawn (compar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dune Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Dune Messiah - Synopsis
Twelve years after the events described in Dune, Paul Atreides rules as Emperor of the Known Universe, following a galactic jihad he unle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Chrono Trigger
In the video game Chrono Trigger a group of heroes travels through time to stop an incredible evil. The leader of the group, Crono, is a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Harry Potter
In the fifth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a prophecy is revealed concerning Harry and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Army Of Darkness
The protagonist of the film Army of Darkness, Ash (played by Bruce Campbell) and his 1973 yellow Oldsmobile are sucked into a time vortex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Eschatology - The Afterlife And Olam Haba The World To Come
Although Judaism concentrates on the importance of the Earthly world, all of classical Judaism posits an afterlife. Jewish tradition affi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - The Matrix Trilogy
The Matrix movie trilogy also features a messianic figure referred to as "The One". "The One" has many prophecies relating to his role in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Star Wars
In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace a young junkyard slave, Anakin Skywalker, is discovered by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Star Trek
In the various incarnations of Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry, there have been a number of messianic figures, applied to various ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Davidic Line - History
Upon being chosen and becoming king, the custom in the times of the Tanakh was to be anointed with olive oil by having it poured on the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiahs In Fiction And Fantasy - Wheel Of Time
Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, as the name indicates, deals with the idea of time as an eternal cycle of seven ages, neither b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Eschatology - Mashiach/messiah
The Hebrew word Mashiach (or Moshiach) means anointed one, and refers to a mortal human being. Within Judaism, the Mashiach is a human be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah Handel: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah Handel - Composition And Premiere
In the summer of 1741 Handel, at the peak of his musical powers but depressed and in debt, began setting Charles Jennens' Biblical libret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah Handel: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah Handel - Composition And Premiere
In the summer of 1741 Handel, at the peak of his musical powers but depressed and in debt, began setting Charles Jennens' Biblical libret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah College: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah College - External Programs And Affiliations
Messiah College maintains a small satellite campus, known to students as the Messiah College Philly Campus or MCPC, on Broad Street in No...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah Handel: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah Handel - The Hallelujah Chorus
The most famous movement is the "Hallelujah Chorus", which concludes the second of the three parts. The text is drawn from three passages...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - The Messiah
Jews believe that a descendant of King David will one day appear to restore the Kingdom of Israel. Jews refer to this person as Moshiach,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Davidic Line - Bahá'í View
Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, referring to himself stated, "The Most Great Law is come, and the Ancient Beauty ruleth upo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Religious Themes
The Gospel of Barnabas was little known outside academic circles until recent times, when a number of Muslims have taken to publishing it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chhotu Ram: Encyclopedia Ii - Chhotu Ram - A Messiah Of Farmers
After 1920, Sir Chhotu Ram tried to create a non-sectarian peasant group consciousness. He formed in 1923 the Unionist Party (Zamindara L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish View Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish View Of Jesus - Prophets
Main articles: Prophet and False prophet Judaism teaches that it is heretical for any man to claim to be a part of God; Jews view Jesus a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Proclaimed Messiah
The joy of his followers knew no bounds. Sabbatai, assisted by his wife, now became the sole ruler of the community. In this capacity he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anointing: Encyclopedia Ii - Anointing - Biblical And The Messiah
The Spirit of God residing in a Christian is also referred to as the anointing among some Pentecostal Christians. 1 John 2:20 But ye have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nachman Of Breslov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nachman Of Breslov - Did He Believe He Was The Messiah?
Nachman of Breslov - View within Breslov. This is a difficult question to answer. He definitely believed in the concept of the Tzaddik ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Origins
Some students of the work argue for an Italian origin, noting phrases in Barnabas which are very similar to phrases used by Dante and sug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish View Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish View Of Jesus - Jewish Views On Christianity
Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon) writes why Jews believe that Jesus was wrong to create Christianity (and why they believe that Muhamm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Analysis
This work is written from a highly pro-Islamic viewpoint, not only mentioning Muhammad by name, but including the shahada (chapter 39). I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Textual History
A "Gospel according to Barnabas" is mentioned in two early Christian lists of apocryphal works: the Decretum Gelasianum (whose attributio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yechi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yechi - Growth Of Messianism
In the early 1990s, some Hasidim became more vocal about rabbi Schneerson being the Moshiach, going so far as to serve him with a petitio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'ís Under The Provisions Of The Covenant: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'ís Under The Provisions Of The Covenant - Beliefs
Bahá'ís Under the Provisions of the Covenant - Messiah ben David. One teaching of the BUPC that varies greatly from the rest of Bahá...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Nathan Of Ghaza
Having Halabi's money, a charming wife, and many additional followers, Sabbatai triumphantly returned to Palestine. Passing through the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Spread Of His Influence
The adherents of Sabbatai, probably with his consent, even planned to abolish to a great extent the ritualistic observances because, acco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Claims Of Messiahship
Apart from this general Messianic theory, there was another computation, based on a presumably interpolated passage in the Zohar (a famou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - In Salonica
With this document, which he appears to have accepted as an actual revelation, Sabbatai determined to choose Salonica, at that time a cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melchizedek Priesthood Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Melchizedek Priesthood Christianity - Melchizedek In The Book Of Hebrews
Melchizedek is referred to again in Hebrews 5:6-10; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:1-21 "Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizede...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - In Constantinople
At the beginning of the year 1666, Sabbatai again left Smyrna for Constantinople, either because he was compelled to do so by the city au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Modern Followers
Although rather little is known about them, various groups called Donmeh (Turkish for “apostate”) continue to follow Sabbatai Zevi to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Zevi's Early Years
In accordance with the prevailing custom of Jews, Sabbatai's father had him study Talmud. In his early youth he attended a yeshiva under ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melchizedek Priesthood Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Melchizedek Priesthood Christianity - The Melchizedek Priesthood As Distinct From The Levitical Priesthood
The Old Covenant related to the nation of Israel. From the day that Moses brought the Torah/the Law down from Mount Sinai it was the trib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Influence Of English Millenarianism
During the first half of the 17th century, millenarian ideas of the approach of the Messianic time, and more especially of the redemption...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - At Abydos Migdal Oz
After two months' imprisonment in Constantinople, Sabbatai was brought to the state prison in the castle of Abydos. Here he was treated v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Disillusion
Sabbatai's conversion was extremely disheartening for the Jewish communities. Prominent rabbis who were believers in and followers of Sab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jews For Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jews For Jesus - Aims And Organisation
Jews for Jesus' official mission statement is "to make the messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people worldwide" and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messianic Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Messianic Age - Terminology: Messianic And Eschatology
In the context of "Messianic Age", the earliest meaning of the the word "messianic" is derived from notion of Yemot HaMashiach meaning "T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anointing: Encyclopedia Ii - Anointing - Medicinal And Funerals
Oil was used also for medicinal purposes. It was applied to the sick, and also to wounds (Psalms 109:18; Isaiah 1:6; Gospel of Mark 6:13;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob Frank - Historical Background
The spread of Frank's messianic movement (1760-1770) occurred in the period following the killing of the Jews in the days of Bohdan Chmie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anointing: Encyclopedia Ii - Anointing - Christian Usage
In Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox usage, anointing is part of the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. Consecrated oil is also used i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nachman Of Breslov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nachman Of Breslov - Was Nachman Actually A Sabbatean?
Some academic scholars of Hasidic Judaism hold that some of the charges made against Nachman were true. He is considered to have been inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Derren Brown: Encyclopedia Ii - Derren Brown - Television Shows
Derren Brown - Mind Control. Since the first broadcast of his Channel 4 television show Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000 he has becom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anointing: Encyclopedia Ii - Anointing - Priests And Kings
In the Hebrew Bible, the High Priest and the king are each sometimes called "the anointed" (Leviticus 4:3, 5, 16; 6:20; Psalms 132:10). P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nachman Of Breslov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nachman Of Breslov - Controversy Over His Beliefs
He moved to Medvedevka, Ukraine and began preaching there, and in 1800 he moved to Zlatopol (near Shpola), Kiev. Unfortunately, a serious...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nachman Of Breslov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nachman Of Breslov - His Following
Rebbe Nachman developed a following during his lifetime that has continued in the two centuries since his death. His followers today are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nachman Of Breslov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nachman Of Breslov - Works Published After His Death
Nachman's doctrines were published and disseminated in books and pamphlets mainly after his death, by his closest disciple, Reb Noson. Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahá'ís Under The Provisions Of The Covenant: Encyclopedia Ii - Bahá'ís Under The Provisions Of The Covenant - History
It is necessary to distinguish between the Bahá'ís Under the Provision of the Covenant and other Bahá'í divisions. The discrepancies ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Comparison Between Mormonism And Judaism
Mormonism and Judaism - Nature of God. Although monotheism is a fundamental tenet of Judaism, the Jewish religion arose and was codifie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Rastafari
The Rastafari movement believes Haile Selassie is the second coming. He both embodied this when he became Emperor of Ethiopia, but is als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nachman Of Breslov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nachman Of Breslov - Works Published After His Death
Nachman's doctrines were published and disseminated in books and pamphlets mainly after his death, by his disciple Nathan ben Naphtali St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Faith Versus Good Deeds
Judaism teaches that the purpose of the Torah is to show that good deeds are considered in holiness as much or even more important than b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nachman Of Breslov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nachman Of Breslov - Biography
Nachman was born in the town of Mezhibuzh on the first day of the Hebrew month of Nissan, 1772. On the side of his mother, Feiga, he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nachman Of Breslov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nachman Of Breslov - Teachings
Rebbe Nachman was born in Mezhibuz, Ukraine, and in his short life achieved much acclaim as a teacher and spiritual leader. He was an ext...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Mormon Claims Of House Of Israel Descent
Mormons consider themselves to be the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (who was also known as "Israel") or adopted into the House...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Mormons And Israel
Mormons, as a whole, are largely pro-Israel. Mormons, as well as many Jews, are also in favor of coexistence in the Holy Land. The LDS pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rand Al'thor: Encyclopedia Ii - Rand Al'thor - Reincarnation
Rand al'Thor is special in that he is the only known soul to be wove out by the Wheel of Time for a specific Rebirth. Although there are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Jewish Symbolism In Mormonism
The LDS Church includes among its traditional symbols the Star of David, which has been in use among Jews since at least the 13th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rand Al'thor: Encyclopedia Ii - Rand Al'thor - Tiwaz References
Over the course of the story, Rand has been shown to have many similarities to Tiwaz, the prototypical deity from which was developed Tyr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rand Al'thor: Encyclopedia Ii - Rand Al'thor - History
On the continent he is known as the Dragon Reborn. To the Aiel, he is He Who Comes with the Dawn, the Car'a'carn (Chief of Chiefs). To th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Mormons And Jews
LDS assert peaceful coexistence with the Jewish people, whom they recognize as Israelites who simply never lost the knowledge that they a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Mutual Views
In addition to each having varied views on the other as a religion, there has also been a long and often painful history of conflict, per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cosmic Era Locations: Encyclopedia Ii - Cosmic Era Locations - Locations In Space
Cosmic Era locations - Aprilius One. Aprilius One is a space colony and the capital of the PLANT Supreme Council. This is due to the fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In Islam
In the Qur'an, the scripture of Islam, Isa (Jesus) is described as a Prophet of God as well as "The messiah". The belief is that he was r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The Hebrew Bible
The concept of the messiah is prominent in many books in the Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible, Israelite priests, prophets, and kings we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The New Testament
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews. Within the Jewish tradition the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In Islam
Main articles: Isa, Mahdi, and Muhammad al-Mahdi In the Qur'an, the scripture of Islam, Isa (Jesus) is described as a Prophet of God as w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The Hebrew Bible
The concept of the messiah is prominent in many books in the Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible, Israelite priests, prophets, and kings we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - Traditional And Contemporary Judaism
The concept of the messiah varies in traditional and contemporary Judaism. The view of the messiah in talmudic literature is that there a...   » Read the article