Hello Alan,

>LL>No, no, no, no.  You've got it all wrong.  There is a Jewish
>LL>concept of Messiah, and there is a Christian concept of Messiah.
>LL>The two concepts are very different.  The Christian view is Jesus
>LL>as Messiah, being both human and divine.  The Jewish view is a
>LL>Messiah who is strictly human, one who will live and die, just as
>LL>any other human.  Since Jesus lived, died, and rose again,
>LL>according to the Jewish view He could not be the Messiah.

AH>The Jewish Messiah is descended from King David through his father.
AH>Jesus doesn't qualify.

The gospel according to Matthew shows Joseph as being a direct
descendent of Abraham and David, with Joseph being the foster-father
of Jesus.  Therefore, according to Christians, Jesus qualifies.

--Lee


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