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Judaism: Self, Death and the Afterlife

The Messiah and the Messianic Age

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Recall questions on the traditional expectation, the principle of Maimonides concerning it, the Reform reinterpretation and the Messianic Age.

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What do Jews expect of the Messiah and the Messianic Age?

Key term

Describe the traditional Jewish expectation of the Messiah.

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Why does the tradition discourage speculation about when the Messiah will come?

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  1. 1

    What does the word 'Messiah' mean?

    Model answer

    The anointed one.

  2. 2

    Describe the traditional Jewish expectation of the Messiah.

    Model answer

    A human descendant of David who will gather in the exiles, rebuild the Temple, restore observance of the Torah and establish lasting peace.

  3. 3

    Which of Maimonides' Thirteen Principles concerns the Messiah?

    Model answer

    The twelfth, which affirms belief in the Messiah's coming however long he may delay.

  4. 4

    How do Reform Jews typically reinterpret that belief?

    Model answer

    They look for a Messianic Age brought about by human effort rather than for an individual Messiah.

  5. 5

    Explain what is meant by the Messianic Age.

    Model answer

    A future era of peace, justice and universal knowledge of God.

  6. 6

    Will the Messianic Age involve a change in the natural order?

    Model answer

    Views differ, some expecting a transformed world and others, following Maimonides, expecting the world to continue as it is but freed from oppression and war.

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