<P> In Judaism , messiah ( Hebrew : מָשִׁיחַ ‎ , translit . māšîaḥ ‎ ; Greek : χριστός , translit . khristós , lit . ' anointed , covered in oil ' ) is a title for a savior and liberator of the Jewish people . The concept of messianism originated in Judaism , and in the Hebrew Bible , a messiah is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil . However , messiahs were not exclusively Jewish , as the Hebrew Bible refers to Cyrus the Great , king of Persia , as a messiah for his decree to rebuild the Jerusalem Temple . </P>
<P> In Judaism , messiah ( Hebrew : מָשִׁיחַ ‎ , translit . māšîaḥ ‎ ; Greek : χριστός , translit . khristós , lit . ' anointed , covered in oil ' ) is a title for a savior and liberator of the Jewish people . The concept of messianism originated in Judaism , and in the Hebrew Bible , a messiah is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil . However , messiahs were not exclusively Jewish , as the Hebrew Bible refers to Cyrus the Great , king of Persia , as a messiah for his decree to rebuild the Jerusalem Temple . </P>
where did the idea of a messiah come from
where did the idea of a messiah come from
Judaism
Judaism