The Messiah

"I'm not the Messiah!"

"I say you are, Lord, and I should know, I've followed a few!"

The fact is that the Jews proclaimed numerous men as the messiah. Jesus was far from unique in that regard. Here are seventeen we know about.


Judas son of Hezekiah (4 BC)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-1-judas-son-of-hezekiah/


Simon of Perea (4 BC)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-2-simon-of-perea/


Athronges (4 BC)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-3-athronges/


Judas the Galilean (AD 6)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-4-judas-the-galilean/


John the Baptist (AD 28)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-5-john-the-baptist/


The Samaritan Prophet (AD 36)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-7-the-samaritan-prophet/


King Herod Agrippa I (possibly) (AD 44)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-8-king-herod-agrippa-i/


Theudas (AD 45)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-9-theudas/


The Egyptian Prophet (AD 52-58)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-10-the-egyptian-prophet/


An Anonymous Prophet (AD 59)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-11-an-anonymous-prophet/


Menahem (AD 66)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-12-menahem/


John of Gischala (AD 67-70)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-13-john-of-gischala/


Vespasian (yes, the Roman Emperor responsible for the sack of Jerusalem) (AD 67)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-14-vespasian/


Simon Bar Giora (AD 69-70)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-15-simon-bar-giora/


Jonathan the Weaver (AD 73)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-16-jonathan-the-weaver/


Lukuas (AD 115)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-17-lukuas/


Simon ben Kosiba (132-135 CE)

https://www.livius.org/articles/religion/messiah/messianic-claimant-18-simon-ben-kosiba/








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