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In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew , Aramaic ) initially meant any person who was anointed by a prophet of God. In English today, it is used in two major contexts: the anticipated saviour of the Jews, and one who is anticipated as, regarded as, or professes to be a saviour or liberator. Jews, however, do not generally use the word "saviour" in reference to the messiah, primarily because of the Christian connotation of the word "saviour."

In the first century, Jews interpreted the prophecies of the Tanakh to refer more specifically to someone appointed by God to lead the Jewish people in the face of their tribulations with the Romans. Christians believe that these prophecies actually referred to a spiritual savior, and consider Jesus to be that messiah. The word Christ (Greek Χριστός, Christos, "the anointed one") is a literal translation of "mashiach" used in the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and derived from the Greek verb χριω "rub, anoint with scented unguents or oil, as was done after bathing", "anoint in token of consecration" (Liddell & Scott's Greek-English Lexicon).

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Off to see @racheltmaloney perform Handel's Messiah
dragonrider09 (Rene Merideth) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:06:07 -0000
Off to see @racheltmaloney perform Handel's Messiah
going to see the minnesota orchestra play MESSIAH tomorrow!
KateMarquis (Kate Marquis) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:05:36 -0000
going to see the minnesota orchestra play MESSIAH tomorrow!
Waiting for this Handel's Messiah Soulful sing along concert to start. Getting anxious. Been a long day.
chitownregina (Regina) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:56:42 -0000
Waiting for this Handel's Messiah Soulful sing along concert to start. Getting anxious. Been a long day.
singing in Messiah!
DrewsTwitt (Andrew R. Walter) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:55:58 -0000
singing in Messiah!
off to watch Bob Hawke conduct the Sydney Philharmonia singing the Messiah.
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off to watch Bob Hawke conduct the Sydney Philharmonia singing the Messiah.
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slamapajama (Aric Thorpe) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:51:24 -0000
I uploaded a YouTube video -- Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, the KING OF THE JEWS http://bit.ly/7OI0j1

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