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[[Image:Olive tree.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The olive tree has long been used as a symbol in Messianic Judaism: "''Thou, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them''" (Romans 11:17)]]

[[Image:Olive tree.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The olive tree has long been used as a symbol in Messianic Judaism: "''Thou, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them''" (Romans 11:17)]]

'''Messianic Judaism''' is a religious movement which

'''Messianic Judaism''' is a religious movement which:<ref>Robinson, B. [http://www.religioustolerance.org/mess_jud.htm ''Messianic Judaism''] Religious Tolerance. Accessed 21 February 2008</ref><ref>''There is no '''contemporary''' founder or leader and no single group or individual speaks for all Messianics. However, most Messianics would generally accept these points.''</ref>

believes that it is following the practices and beliefs of the very early church that sprang up from [[the Disciples]] teachings on [[Pentecost]]. It has found itself at odds with

traditional [[Judaism]] over their respective beliefs about the Messiah.

Traditional Judaism still awaits the coming of the Messiah and does not agree that He arrived in the form of Jesus, while Messianic Jews believe that

[[Yeshua]] of Nazareth ([[Jesus Christ]]) is the [[Messiah]] spoken of in the [[Tanakh]] ([[Old Testament]]).<ref>Robinson, B. [http://www.religioustolerance.org/mess_jud.htm ''Messianic Judaism''] Religious Tolerance. Accessed 21 February 2008</ref><ref>''There is no '''contemporary''' founder or leader and no single group or individual speaks for all Messianics. However, most Messianics would generally accept these points.''</ref> The sharpest point of disagreement is that Messianic Judaism regards its members to be committed [[Jew]]s, while many prominent and outspoken mainstream Jews regard the Messianics as having converted to Christianity and thus become non-Jews.

*believes that Messiah [[Yeshua]] of Nazareth ([[Jesus Christ]]) is the [[Messiah]] spoken of in the [[Tanakh]] ([[Old Testament]]).  

*believes that it is following the practices and beliefs of the very early church that sprang up from [[the Disciples]] teachings on [[Pentecost]].

 

Messianic Jews differ from traditional [[Judaism]] over their beliefs about the Messiah. Traditional Judaism still awaits the coming of the Messiah and does not agree that He arrived in the form of Yeshua.

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