Masih (title)

The Masih is the Arabic translation of the Hebrew title messiah, meaning "the anointed one".[1] It is used as a title for Jesus by both Muslims and Arabic speaking Christians, because they believe him to be the prophesied Jewish messiah of the Hebrew Bible. He is also commonly known as the Christ, which is the Greek translation of messiah.[2] Both Christians and Muslims believe Jesus to be the messiah of the Hebrew Bible.[2] Similarly, Masih is used by Arabic speaking Jews to refer to the concept of the messiah in Judaism.

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References

  1. ↑ Tanagho, Samy (2017). Glad News!: God Loves You, My Muslim Friend!. Moody Publishers. ISBN 9780802495778. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 McDowell, Josh; Walker, Jim (2013). "Understanding Islam and Christianity". Harvest House Publishers. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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