The Messiah: Developments in Earliest Judaism and Christianity - Paperbackby James H. Charlesworth (Editor) The Messiah How did the Jews from 250 B. C. E. to 200 C. E. conceive and express their beliefs in the coming of God's Messiah? Why did the Jews closely associated with Jesus of Nazareth claim within ten years of his crucifixion in 30 C. E. that he indeed was the promised Messiah? An international team of prominent Jewish and Christian scholars discuss these and related questions in this volume that stems from the