HH: The idea of national redemption for Israel is not lost in the term>YM: More specifically, the Davidic kingship about which I amcommenting refers
Christ. Nor is the idea of Davidic kingship.
to the national king who reigns from Jerusalem.
Christ connotes a world savior rather than the Messiah who gathersIsrael in
from exile.
HH: Christ is the English translation of the Greek word CRISTOS, which> was theYM: Christ is an English *transliteration* (not translation). TheEnglish translation of
translation for the Hebrew word MESHIACH. You are arguing about> what you think each word
connotes, but the translations are obvious. The> content of the English word Christ comes
from the revelation in the> Bible given about this figure. Any other connotations the
word may have> are irrelevant to a Bible-believing person.
both משיח and χριστος is "anointed."
I am saying that the ideas associated with the two terms aredifferent, and
this would be apparent to anyone with no theologicalaxe to grind.
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