Of course, if Jesus is the son of God, as Christians assert, then it matters not whether he was the longed-for messiah. However, even this claim must be taken on faith, and faith alone.
If you wish to read a Jewish rebuttal for the claim that Jesus is the Messiah, please see the Related Questions linked to below.
Yes - Jesus was a jew. The Old Testament of the bible is from Jewish scriptures.
The Old Testament scriptures came first, then Jesus, and then the New Testament scriptures were written after his death and resurrection.
The Old Testament laid the foundation for the coming of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. The New Testament fulfills the prophecies and promises made in the Old Testament, showing how they are interconnected and part of the overarching narrative of God's plan for humanity. Jesus himself often referenced the Old Testament scriptures to demonstrate how they foretold his arrival and mission.
Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. Jews do not.
That Jesus is the promised Messiah, as prophesied in the Old Testament. The Gospel was written for a largely Jewish audience.
The combination of the Old Testament and the New Testament to form the Christian Bible took place during the early centuries of the Christian church. The process of canonization was gradual and complex, with various councils and discussions held to determine which texts would be included in the final version of the Bible. By the fourth century, the Christian Bible had largely taken the form it has today, with the Old Testament and New Testament books being recognized as sacred scripture for Christians.
Christians believe that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah. Jews disagree.
JESUS was the messiah that was promised in the old testament. He was the fulfillment of old testament prophecy.
The Jews do not recognize Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, they are still waiting for the Messiah to come.
Judaism is the source of most of The Bible (the Christians call the Jewish-accepted portions "the Old Testament"), the origin of the concept of Messiah is from Judaism, both are monotheistic religions, and Jesus himself was Jewish and was learned of Jewish traditions and laws--he was a rabbi.
No, the Jewish Cannon of their scriptures (commonly referred to as the "Old Testament") had closed roughly 400 years before Jesus (the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Jeshua, which is used in the Old Testament to refer to the follower of Moses that brought the Jews into Canaan) was born. The followers of Jesus recorded stories of his teachings, life, death, resurrection, and ascension in the books that were ultimately collected into the New Testament. Most Jews reject Jesus as a Messiah (transliterate into Greek as Christ) and the New Testament. The Catholic Church closed the Christian Cannon of the New Testament about 400 years after Jesus died.
The Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.