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Christ (; , ''Christós'', meaning "anointed") is a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (''Māšîaḥ'') and the Syriac (''M'shiha''), the Messiah, and is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. In common usage, "Christ" is generally treated as synonymous with Jesus of Nazareth.〔 The followers of Jesus became known as Christians (as in Acts ) because they believed Jesus to be the ''Christós'' (from Greek, "Messiah") prophesied in the Greek Old Testament,〔 for example in the Confession of Peter. Jesus came to be called "Jesus Christ", meaning "Jesus ''the Christós''" (i.e. Jesus, the anointed; or "Jesus, the Messiah" by his followers) after his death and believed resurrection.〔 Before, Jesus was usually referred to as "Jesus of Nazareth" or "Jesus son of Joseph".〔 In the epistles of Paul the Apostle, the earliest texts of the New Testament, Paul most often referred to Jesus as "Christ Jesus", or "Christ". Christ was originally a title, yet later became part of the name "Jesus Christ", though it is still also used as a title, in the reciprocal use ''Christ Jesus'', meaning ''"The Messiah Jesus"''.〔 Jesus was not, and is not, accepted in Judaism as a Jewish Messiah, and the concept of a divine Christ was always rejected by Judaism as idolatry. Religious Jewish people still await the Messiah's first coming and the Messianic prophecies of Jewish tradition to be accomplished. Religious Christians believe in the Second Coming of Christ, and they await the rest of Christian Messianic prophecy to be fulfilled. Muslims accept Jesus as Isa al-Masih but not as divine or a Son of God, but still do believe he will come again. 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. ==Etymology and origins== The word ''Christ'' (or similar spellings) appears in English and most European languages. It is derived from the Greek word , ''Christós'' (transcribed in Latin as ''Christus''), in the New Testament as a description for Jesus. According to one theory, it is ultimately derived from the Egyptian word ''kheru'', meaning "Word" or "Voice" (cognates: logos, chrism; charisma).〔(【引用サイトリンク】first1=John )〕 Christ is now often used as if it were a name, one part of the name "Jesus Christ", but is actually a title (the Messiah). Its usage in "Christ Jesus" emphasizes its nature as a title. In the Septuagint version of the Hebrew Bible, the word Christ was used to translate into Greek the Hebrew ''mashiach'' (messiah), meaning "anointed."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Etymology Online: ''messiah'' )〕 ''Christós'' in classical Greek usage could mean ''covered in oil'', or anointed, and is thus a literal translation of messiah. The spelling ''Christ'' in English was standardized in the 18th century, when, in the spirit of the Enlightenment, the spelling of certain words was changed to fit their Greek or Latin origins. Prior to this, in Old and Middle English, the word was usually spelled ''Crist'' the ''i'' being pronounced either as , preserved in the names of churches such as St Katherine Cree, or as a short , preserved in the modern pronunciation of Christmas. The spelling "Christ" is attested from the 14th century. In modern and ancient usage, even in secular terminology, Christ usually refers to Jesus, based on the centuries-old tradition of such use. Since the Apostolic Age, the use of the definite article before the word Christ and its development into a proper name signifies its identification with Jesus as the promised Jewish messiah. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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