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Jesus Christ (Disambiguation) Christ The Lord (Film)
Jesus Christ (Disambiguation) Christ The Lord (Film)
For other
uses, see Christ (disambiguation).
"Christ the Lord" redirects here. For the upcoming film, see Christ the Lord (film).
The oldest known icon of Christ Pantocrator Saint Catherine's Monastery. The two different facial expressions
on either side emphasize Christ's dual nature as both divine and human.[1][2]
though it is still also used as a title, in the reciprocal use Christ Jesus, meaning "The Messiah
Jesus".[11]
Jesus was not, and is not, accepted by most Jews as the Messiah.[12] Religious Jewish people still
await the Messiah's first coming, while Christians await the Second Coming of Christ, when they
believe he will fulfill the rest of Messianic prophecy.[13] Muslims accept Jesus as the Messiah (known
as Isa al-Masih) but not as the Son of God, but still do believe he will come again as Christians
believe.[14]
The area of Christian theology called Christology is primarily concerned with the nature and person
of Jesus Christ as recorded in the canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament