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Re: a Jewish connection?
- From: BarMusProd <BarMusProd...>
- Subject: Re: a Jewish connection?
- Date: Mon 04 Nov 2002 03.31 (GMT)
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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