In the Old Testament (I'm calling it by that name because I'm Christian, the Jews have a different name for it), the prophets foretold the coming of a messiah.
Orthodox Jews do not know who the next messiah will be. But the Jewish definition of messiah is that he will be an ordinary human man, who will be a leader (and not a human sacrifice or a half-man half-god hybrid).
They were not expecting anyone to rescue them.
Jews are not Christians. Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah. Jews (and remember- Jesus was a Jew himself) believe that the Messiah has not yet come.
The Jews are waiting for the messiah to come. Christians believe Jesus was the messiah.
Perhaps the best answer might be: We'll know him when we see him, and we'll get back to you on that if you're still interested.
yes the difference is that Jews still wait for the messiah and Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the messiah
Jews await the Moshiach (messiah) because he is to rebuild the Holy Temple and begin an era of peace and of closeness to God.
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Jews call "the Messiah" as "the Messiah" or in Hebrew "HaMoshiach" (המשיח). However, as opposed to other religions, such as Christianity or Islam, Judaism does not believe that the Messiah has come yet and therefore is not identified with any person. For example, Jews don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah and, therefore, do not accept the Christian or Islamic claims that he was a God prophet or God/son of God.
The Jews do not recognize Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, they are still waiting for the Messiah to come.
AnswerJewish attitudes to the hoped-for Messiah have altered over the centuries and will continue to change with time. If the Messiah comes, Jews will certainly feel vindicated against the Christians who claim that he has already come.