Re: a Jewish connection?

[BarMusProd <BarMusProd...>]

Dear Robert and Listers,

In a message dated 11/3/02 2:34:35 PM, rlcm17 (at) hotmail(dot)com writes:

>"Jesus" was the historical person's name; "Christ" is not a last name,
>like 
>Smith (or Cohen)!  It's a (Greek, I assume) rendition of the word meaning
>
>"Messiah" (Mashiach).
>
Yes, you are correct--it is Greek for "anointed." Jesus's common name was (I 
assume) Yeshu (or Yeshuah) bar Yoseif. Anointed ironically enough could be 
anyone anointed--including political Kings as well as prophets. However 
"messiah" has taken on added connotations since its redefinition after the 
time of Jesus.

Best wishes,
Steve

Steve Barnett
Composer/Arranger/Producer
Barnett Music Productions
BarMusProd (at) aol(dot)com 

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