HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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free them from Roman oppression.
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help the Jews conquer other lands.
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help the Jews become wealthy.
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overthrow the Roman Empire.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As the Servant-Messiah and Son of God, Jesus represents the nation of Israel and succeeds where they failed. He will now fulfill Israel’s Old Testament mandate, to reveal God’s glory and take the message of salvation to the ends of the earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Jews, God’s chosen people, believed that a Messiah would come to save them. The land of Palestine was ruled by the Romans, and many Jews expected the Messiah to be a military figure who would fight the Romans and drive them out. Other Jews were expecting a prophet like Moses.
Detailed explanation-3: -After Christ, Christianity and Judaism split off from one other. Judaism, however, is still awaiting their messiah, who in their belief will arrive as a king of the lineage of David, who will free them from slavery and scattering.
Detailed explanation-4: -Knohl, who wrote ‘’The Messiah Before Jesus: The Suffering Servant of the Dead Sea Scrolls, ‘’ published by the University of California Press in October, he was most likely an Essene named Menahem who lived a generation later and was killed by Romans during the social upheaval that followed King Herod’s death in 4 B.C.