<sod>In [[Christianity]], the Messiah is called the [[Christ]] ({{IPAc-en|k|r|aɪ|s|t}}; {{Lang-el|Χριστός|lit=Anointed One|translit=Khristós}}; {{Lang-he|מָשִׁיחַ|translit=Māšîah|lit=Mashiach}}), the saviour and [[Redeemer (Christianity)|redeemer]] who would bring [[Salvation (Christianity)|salvation]] to the [[Jewish people]] and mankind. Christ is the Greek translation of Messiah, meaning "Anointed one". The role of the Christ, the Messiah in Christianity, [[Christianity_and_Judaism#The_Messiah|originated from the concept]] of the [[messiah in Judaism]]. Though the conceptions of the messiah in each religion are similar, for the most part they are distinct from one another due to the split of [[Split of early Christianity and Judaism|early Christianity and Judaism]] in the [[Christianity in the 1st century|1st century]]. [[Christian]]s believe [[Jesus]] to be the [[Jewish messiah]] (Christ) of the [[Hebrew Bible]] and the [[Old Testament|Christian Old Testament]]. <eod>
<sod>In [[Christianity]], the Messiah is called the [[Christ]] ({{IPAc-en|k|r|aɪ|s|t}}; {{Lang-el|Χριστός|lit=Anointed One|translit=Khristós}}; {{Lang-he|מָשִׁיחַ|translit=Māšîah|lit=Mashiach}}), the saviour and [[Redeemer (Christianity)|redeemer]] who would bring [[Salvation (Christianity)|salvation]] to the [[Jewish people]] and mankind. "Christ" is the Greek translation of "Messiah", meaning "Anointed one". The role of the Christ, the Messiah in Christianity, [[Christianity_and_Judaism#The_Messiah|originated from the concept]] of the [[messiah in Judaism]]. Though the conceptions of the messiah in each religion are similar, for the most part they are distinct from one another due to the split of [[Split of early Christianity and Judaism|early Christianity and Judaism]] in the [[Christianity in the 1st century|1st century]]. [[Christian]]s believe [[Jesus]] to be the [[Jewish messiah]] (Christ) of the [[Hebrew Bible]] and the [[Old Testament|Christian Old Testament]]. <eod>