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It means Anointed one, I think. |
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I disagree because the premise of the debate is in error. There are those of us, believing Jesus
wasn't a liar, who believe that Jesus is the saviour of the world and the Jewish Messiah. Many would
call us Christians but their use of the word christian is pointless because they use it to describe
every religion which claims Jesus as their leader.
Personally, I have no use for rulers of the Jewish or Muslim or Christian ideologies.
"The term comes from Hebrew "mashiah", which is derived from the term "hameshiach", which was the
title given to the king of Judah, indicating the sacred office of the king. "Hameshiach" can be
translated with "the Lord's anointed".
In Christianity, Messiah has already returned and his new kingdom has started. Together with this, a
new interpretation of the religion has started, as it is described in the New Testament.
The Messiah of Christianity is Jesus. The term "messiah" has been translated into Greek with
"christos", and Jesus is therefore called Jesus Christ in Christianity, which would be similar to
Jesus the Messiah.
The ideology of the Mahdi in Islam has many similarities with the Jewish/Christian Messiah. The
ideology is central in Shi'i Islam but has a certain presence in Sunni Islam as well.
While Christian and Jewish thinkers would say that this ideology is strongly influenced by their two
religions, Muslim thinkers would say that Mahdi represent the true form of saviour figure, and that
Messiah in Judaism and Christ in Christianity represent deviations from the original doctrines.
Mahdi is a character that belongs to the last period of mankind, and his purpose is to restore the
faith, and bring Islam back to its pure origins and provide for the believers a society where they
can perform their religious duties in a correct manner.
The Mahdi is not mentioned in the Koran, but belongs to theological developments starting from the
9th/10th century BCE." |
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Now old boy, I think you will find that Messiah is from the Hebrew ''Mashiach,'' specifically
meaning ''One Anointed.'' Hence in a transferred sense it refers to an expected liberator of an
oppressed people or country. |
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28 Mar 2009 14:55
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