What is Christ (title)?
In [[Christianity]], '''the Christ''' ({{IPAc-en|k|r|aɪ|s|t}}; {{Lang-el|Χριστός|lit=the Anointed One|translit=Khristós}}) is a title for the savior and redeemer who would bring [[Salvation (Christianity)|salvation]] to the [[Jew|Jewish people]] and mankind. Christ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew title ''[[Messiah]]'' ({{Lang-he|מָשִׁיחַ|translit=Māšîah}}; anointed one), the figure promised by [[God]] to the [[Jews|Jewish people]] and mankind for the [[salvation]] of the world. [[Christian]]s believe that [[Jesus|Jesus of Nazareth]] is the Jewish Messiah called Christ of the [[Old Testament|Christian Old Testament]] and fulfilled the messianic prophecies of Christian tradition. ''Christ'', used by [[Christians]] both as a name and as a title, is synonymous with Jesus.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations|last=Prager|first=Edward|year=2005|isbn=0-521-82692-6|page=85}}</ref><ref name=Zanzig33>{{cite book|title=Jesus of history, Christ of faith |first=Thomas |last=Zanzig |year=2000 |isbn=0-88489-530-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2RfVCDLo5RYC&pg=PA33|page=33}}</ref><ref name=Espin231>{{cite book|title=n Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies |url=https://archive.org/details/introductorydict0000unse |first=Orlando |last=Espin |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-8146-5856-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/introductorydict0000unse/page/231 231]}}</ref> ==Related pages== * [[Christology]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Christology]]