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The title 'Messiah' ([[Hebrew]] ''[[Moshiach|mashiach]]'', 'anointed') applies to any Israelite king or High Priest since the time of King [[Saul]]. Consequently King [[David]] refers to himself as 'Messiah' throughout the [[Psalms]]. Here, though, the title is usually translated literally into English as 'Anointed', while the Greek [[Septuagint]], translated from the Hebrew before the Gospels were written, actually renders it as χριστος, i.e. 'Christ'. Christians, using the same [[Greek]] translation of the term, apply the word 'Christ' to [[Jesus]] of Nazareth, while Jews, Christians and Muslims alike also use the term 'Messiah' to refer to the expected Messiah-to-come who will usher in the final Kingdom of [[God]] on earth predicted by numerous passages in the [[Bible]], and whom Christians identify with Jesus himself.

The title 'Messiah' ([[Hebrew]] ''[[Moshiach|mashiach]]'', 'anointed') applies to any Israelite [[king]] or [[High Priest]] since the time of King [[Saul]]. Consequently King [[David]] refers to himself as 'Messiah' throughout the [[Psalms]]. Here, though, the title is usually translated literally into English as 'Anointed', while the Greek [[Septuagint]], translated from the Hebrew before the Gospels were written, actually renders it as χριστος, i.e. 'Christ'. [[Christian]]s, using the same [[Greek]] translation of the term, apply the word 'Christ' to [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], while [[Jew]]s, Christians and [[Muslim]]s alike also use the term 'Messiah' to refer to the expected Messiah-to-come who will usher in the final Kingdom of [[God]] on earth predicted by numerous passages in the [[Bible]], and whom Christians identify with Jesus himself.

[[Image:Michelangelo Crucifix from the Santo Spirito Convent..jpg|180px|right|Crucifix from the Santo Spirito Convent]]

[[Image:Michelangelo Crucifix from the Santo Spirito Convent..jpg|180px|right|Crucifix from the Santo Spirito Convent]]

As a result of the association with King David and the Psalms, the [[Old Testament]] prophets universally saw the coming Messiah as 'David returned' ('and David shall forever be their Prince', says [[Jeremiah]]), but the associated Hebrew term 'Moshiach ben David' was then taken by the [[gospel]] writers to suggest that Jesus must have been a ''Son'' of David - a fact which then resulted in the dubious (and [[Alleged Bible contradictions|conflicting]]) claims about Jesus' ancestry that are presented in the early parts of the gospels of [[Matthew]] and [[Luke]]. At Matthew 22:41-46, however, Jesus himself denies the idea.

As a result of the association with King David and the Psalms, the [[Old Testament]] prophets universally saw the coming Messiah as 'David returned' ('and David shall forever be their Prince', says [[Jeremiah]]), but the associated Hebrew term 'Moshiach ben David' was then taken by the [[gospel]] writers to suggest that Jesus must have been a ''Son'' of David - a fact which then resulted in the dubious (and [[Alleged Bible contradictions|conflicting]]) claims about Jesus' ancestry that are presented in the early parts of the gospels of [[Matthew]] and [[Luke]]. At Matthew 22:41-46, however, Jesus himself denies the idea.