page_title: List of Jewish messiah claimants
section_title: 1st century
hierarchical_section_title: List of Jewish messiah claimants / List of Jewish messiah claimants / 1st century
caption_attribution_description: English: Stained glass at St John the Baptist's Anglican Church [1], Ashfield, New South Wales. Illustrates Jesus' description of himself "I am the Good Shepherd" (from the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verse 11). This version of the image shows the detail of his face. The memorial window is also captioned: "To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of William Wright. Died 6th November, 1932. Aged 70 Yrs." Français&#160;: Vitrail de l'église anglicane Saint Jean Baptiste d'Ashfield (site de l'église), en Nouvelle Galles du Sud (Australie). Le vitrail illustre la description de Jésus par lui même dans le livre de Jean (chapitre 10, verset 11)&#160;: «&#160;Je suis le bon pasteur. Le bon pasteur donne sa vie pour ses brebis.&#160;» . On lit aussi sur ce vitrail To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of William Wright. Died 6th November, 1932. Aged 70 Yrs. («&#160;Dédié à la gloire de Dieu, et à la mémoire de William Wright, mort le 6 Novembre 1932 à l'âge de 70 ans&#160;»).
context_page_description: Messiah in Judaism originally meant a divinely appointed king or "anointed one" and included Jewish priests, prophets and kings such as David, Cyrus the Great or Alexander the Great. Later, especially after the failure of the Hasmonean Kingdom and the Jewish–Roman wars, the figure of the Jewish messiah was one who would deliver the Jews from oppression and usher in an Olam HaBa or Messianic Age.
  Some people were looking forward to a military leader who would defeat the Seleucid or Roman enemies and establish an independent Jewish kingdom. Others, like the author of the Psalms of Solomon, stated that the messiah was a charismatic teacher who would give the correct interpretation of Mosaic law, restore Israel, and judge mankind.
context_section_description: Jesus of Nazareth (ca. 4 BCE–30/33 CE), in Galilee and the Roman province of Judea. Jews who believed him to be the Messiah were the first Christians, also known as Jewish Christians. It is estimated that there are 2.5 billion Christians in the world today, making Jesus of Nazareth the most widely followed, and most famous, Messiah claimant. Muslims also believe Jesus was the Messiah, but not the Son of God.
  Theudas (?- c. 46 CE), led an unsuccessful lived revolt against Rome somewhere between 44 and 46 CE. Mentioned by Josephus.
  Simon of Peraea (?-  died c. 5 BCE -15 CE), former slave of Herod the Great (74/73 BCE - c. 4 BCE), led a Jewish revolt. Mentioned by Josephus.
  Athronges, leader of a Jewish insurrection against Herod Archelaus (23 BCE - c 18 CE).
caption: A stained-glass image of Jesus Christ from the 1930s
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