A Jew and a Gentile Discuss

S3 EP8 | Christian and Jewish Thoughts on the Messiah

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Is Jesus a personal Savior of individuals or a national Redeemer of Israel? Christians and Jewish people tend to have different pictures of the Messiah. In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Ezra and Carly dig into the Christian and Jewish concepts of a biblical Messiah, and how they intersect and differ. And all of it reveals a deeper understanding of where each is coming from, providing a bigger scope for dialogue between Jewish and Christian friends. They discuss:

  • The general idea of a Messiah
  • The role personal sin plays in thoughts of the Messiah – big deal or not so much?
  • A process Christians may think Jewish people go through to conclude Jesus is not the Messiah, but do they?
  • Four specific biblical requirements of the Messiah that Jewish people are looking for

    • Along the Way

    Along the way, you’ll hear about:

    • A Jewish rabbi that tens of thousands of Jewish people believe is the Messiah
    • Deeper insight – from the Jewish perspective – into why the disciples, followers and even John the Baptist asked Jesus to “tell us plainly, are you the Messiah?”
    • Why Isaiah 53 doesn’t reveal Jesus as Messiah to Jewish people
    • A straightforward verse from the apostle Paul, laying out how Jesus fulfilled some essential Messianic prophecies
    • Three questions to elicit deeper conversation about the Messiah between Christian and Jewish friends
    • The encouragement to ask us questions!
    • The encouragement to embrace the “tension” between the concepts of the Messiah being both personal Savior and national Redeemer

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      Words You Might Learn in This Episode

      Mashiach, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, Sar Shalom, Yeshu, Cristos, Christ

       

      Scriptures Referenced in This Episode

      Jeremiah 31:29–34, Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Acts 1:6–9, Isaiah 53:1–12, Matthew 5:17, Luke 15:7, Luke 18:9–14, Matthew 23:25–26, John 10:22–39, Matthew 11:1–6, 1 Corinthians 15:3–8, Psalm 22, Isaiah 53:8, Psalm 16:9–10, Romans 1:16, John 3:16, Mark 13:8–10

       

      Previous Episodes Mentioned

      S3 E5 – Why Jews Meet on Saturday and Christians on Sunday

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