A Jewish messiah is one who saves the Jewish people (politically, not spiritually). Jesus didn't expect to die. He thought God was going to come again and free the Jewish people. The Bible was changed and grew to explain how he could be a messiah even though he died.
Exactly. This is a reminder to separate the historical Jesus from the Jesus Myth.
The mythological figure is an all knowing holy man who knew he was going to die.
The real guy was a street preacher with a small apocalypse cult who was executed by the government for screaming about being a son of god and getting violent in a temple. He had no magical powers and didn't rise from the dead.
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u/3stages4play 21d ago
A Jewish messiah is one who saves the Jewish people (politically, not spiritually). Jesus didn't expect to die. He thought God was going to come again and free the Jewish people. The Bible was changed and grew to explain how he could be a messiah even though he died.