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ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What means the “anointed one” or “savior” that Christians believe will save them?
A
Vassal
B
Messiah
C
Holy Spirit
D
Supreme Leader
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Many Christians believe that the Messiah was sent by God to save humanity. The terms Messiah and Christ both mean ‘anointed one. ‘ Throughout the New Testament there is evidence of Jesus as the chosen one through his resurrection from the dead and the miracles he performed.

Detailed explanation-2: -al-Masīḥ (Arabic: ) is the Arabic translation of the Hebrew title Māshīaḥ (, ‘Messiah’) or the Greek title Khristós (, ‘Christ’), meaning “the anointed one".

Detailed explanation-3: -The anointings of Jesus’s head or feet are events recorded in the four gospels. The account in Matthew 26, Mark 14, and John 12 takes place on the Holy Wednesday of Holy Week at the house of Simon the Leper in Bethany, a village in Judaea on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives.

Detailed explanation-4: -Often A·noint·ed . the person or people chosen or declared chosen by God: David kept Abishai from killing King Saul, because it would be wicked to attack the Lord’s anointed.

Detailed explanation-5: -The word Christ is a Greek word…old, but not as ancient. The two words are synonymous! Most of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew… and the New Testament was written in Greek. The word Messiah and Christ… mean “anointed one”.

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