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NASB | Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God." |
Bible Question: Christ |
Bible Answer: 'Christ, Messiah, Anointed One. 'The title "Christ" or "Anointed One" (Heb. masiah [jyiv'm]; Gk. Christos [Cristov"]), which occurs about 350 times in the New Testament, is derived from verbs that have the general meaning of "to rub (something)" or, more specifically, "to anoint someone." The Old Testament records the anointing with oil of priests (Exod 29:1-9), kings (1 Sam 10:1; 2 Sam 2:4; 1 Kings 1:34), and sometimes prophets (1 Kings 19:16b) as a sign of their special function in the Jewish community. The prophet Isaiah recognizes his own anointing (to preach good news to poor, Isa 61:1) and that of Cyrus, king of Persia (to "subdue nations, 45:1), apparently as coming directly from the Lord without the usual ceremony of initiation. As a noun, the Lord's "Anointed" usually refers to a king (1 Sa 12:3,5), while designation of a priest (Le 4:5) or the partriarchs (Psalm 105:15) is less common. (...) 'The significance of the name "Christ" lies in the fact that it was a title granted to Jesus by virtue of his fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and by his resurrection from the dead. The name "Jesus" was a common Hebrew name (the Greek form of Joshua, cf. Luke 3:29; Heb 4:8, ; where Jesus in the Greek text is translated Joshua ) and is borne by other people in the New Testament including Barabbas (Matt 27:17) and Justus (Col 4:11). But no one else bears the name Christ. It is significant that early disciples of Jesus were not called "Jesusites" but "Christians," followers of Christ (Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16).James A. Kelhoffer and John McRay' __________ I have quoted the first and last paragraphs only of the article. To read more go to: http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/ BakersEvangelicalDictionary/ |