original_query: What is the author's perspective on viewing the messiah as a human instead of divine?
query: What is Nachmanides' perspective on viewing the Messiah as human instead of divine?
answer: Nachmanides argued that the biblical prophets viewed the Messiah as a human being, not divine as Christians view Jesus.  He pointed to the unfulfilled promises of peace and justice following Jesus's appearance as evidence against the divine Messiah interpretation.