List of messiah claimants

This is a list of notable people who have been said to be a messiah, either by themselves or by their followers. The list is divided into categories, which are sorted according to date of birth (where known). Jewish messianic claimants In Judaism, "messiah" originally meant "a divinely appointed king" or "anointed one", such as Aaron the brother of Moses, David, Cyrus the Great or Alexander the Great. Later, especially after the failure of the Hasmonean Kingdom (37 BC) and the Jewish–Roman wars (AD 66–135), the figure of the Jewish messiah was one who would deliver the Jews from oppression and usher in an Olam Haba ("world to come") or Messianic Age. However the term "false messiah" was largely absent from rabbinic literature. The first mention is in the Sefer Zerubbabel, from the mid-seventh century, which uses the term, mashiah sheker, ("false messiah"). Jesus of Nazareth (c. 4 BC – 30/33 AD), leader of a "marginal Jewish apocalyptic cult" who was crucified by the Roman Empire for alleged sedition and is believed by Christians to have been resurrected. Jews who believed him to be the Messiah were originally called Nazarenes and later they were known as Jewish Christians (the first Christians). Baháʼís, Muslims, and Christians (including Messianic Jews) believe him to be the Messiah. Dositheos the Samaritan (mid 1st century), Origen wrote that Dositheos wished to persuade the Samaritans that he was the Jewish Messiah who was prophesied by Moses, and classes him with John the Baptist, Theodas, and Judas of Galilee as people whom the Jews mistakenly held to be the Christ (Hom. xxv in Lucam; Contra Celsum, I, lvii). Simon bar Kokhba, born Simon ben Koseva, (d. 135 AD) who led the apical Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire. For three years, bar Kokhba ruled as the nasi, or prince, of a semi-independent secessionist state in Israel. Some rabbinical scholars, including the great sage Akiva, proclaimed bar Kokhba as the Messiah.

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Concepts associés (15)

Secte Moon

La secte Moon, appelée officiellement fédération des familles pour la paix mondiale et l’unification (en anglais Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, FFWPU), est une organisation religieuse à caractère sectaire fondée en Corée du Sud en 1954 par Sun Myung Moon. Jusqu’en 1996, l’organisation était officiellement connue en tant qu’Église de l’unification ou encore association de l’esprit saint pour l’unification du christianisme mondial. Depuis la mort de Sun Myung Moon en 2012, elle est dirigée par sa seconde épouse, Hak Ja Han.

Jésus-Christ

Jésus-Christ (prononcé ou ), le Christ ou simplement Christ est le nom donné par l'ensemble des chrétiens à Jésus de Nazareth. Il est également connu sous les noms de Notre-Seigneur, Fils de Dieu, le Messie ou le Sauveur, ainsi que par le diminutif J.-C. Il est professé par les chrétiens être le Messie, le Fils de Dieu et le rédempteur du genre humain. Né avant l'an 4 sous Hérode, il a commencé son activité de prédicateur vers l'an 28. Il fut arrêté et condamné à mort par le préfet romain Ponce Pilate en avril 30, et, selon le Nouveau Testament, il ressuscita trois jours après.

False prophet

In religion, a false prophet is a person who falsely claims the gift of prophecy or divine inspiration, or to speak for God, or who makes such claims for evil ends. Often, someone who is considered a "true prophet" by some people is simultaneously considered a "false prophet" by others, even within the same religion as the "prophet" in question. In a wider sense, it is anyone who, without having it, claims a special connection to the deity and sets him or herself up as a source of spirituality, as an authority, preacher, or teacher.