I don't really know much about what was expected of the Messiah among Jews who lived around the time of Jesus. In Isaiah 53 we hear about the suffering servant, whom Christians take to be Jesus. But even if some people expected the Messiah to suffer or even be killed, was anybody expecting him to rise from the dead?
2007-04-13 09:05:49 · 6 answers · asked by Arianllyn 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Isaiah 53 talks of Israel also the Messiah will not be killed, hence Jesus cannot be the Messiah
2007-04-13 09:09:25 · answer #1 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The issue is that there is a big difference between what Jews and Christians believe about that Messiah. According to Judaism, there is supposed to be 3 of them (man, son, and grandson). They were supposed to be human, as opposed to divine, and would not show up until the world reached a messianic age (i.e. no war, paradise on earth, etc., which is exaclty why Jews don't believe that Jesus is the Messiah because it never happened). Then when the Messiah comes the dead will be ressurected and there will be no more death or suferring in the world. So, as an answer to your question, no they wouldn't expect him to raise from the dead because those who followed Jesus were no longer Jews, but Christians. Those that had become Christians I assume probably expected him to rise from the dead.
-The Torah doesn't say word for word that the Messiah will not die, but it does by default. If death stops when the Messiah come then he can't die.
2007-04-13 16:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by Ambrielle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They did not except Jesus to rise from the dead. Jesus talked about tearing down the temple and rebuilding it in three days but the disciples did not understand he was talking about rising from the dead.
I would like to know were in the Bible or the Torah it says that the Messiah would not be killed. I have read the Bible cover to cover and I did not see anything like that.
2007-04-13 16:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they didn't. If you read the parts of the Gospels about Jesus's resurrection, you will see that Mary Magdalene and the apostles were quite surprised when Jesus came back to life. Some of them thought he was a ghost, and the apostle Thomas wouldn't believe it for himself until he touched the nail wound in Jesus's hands.
2007-04-13 16:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If I interpret the Bible properly, his followers expected not only his resurrection but also the apocalypse within their lifetime.
2007-04-13 16:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by Josh R 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was prophesied that he would.
That is why the king had a large stone and guards placed at the entrance of his tomb.
He rose anyway.
Peace!
2007-04-13 16:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by C 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋