Christ is the English term for the Greek Χριστός (Khristós) meaning "the anointed", which is a title given to the Reigning Messiah. In the 3rd- to 1st-centuries BC, the Tanakh (what Christians would in later centuries come to call the Old Testament) was translated into a Greek version called the Septuagint, in which Khristós was used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ,) (Messiah), meaning "[one who is] annointed.
Jesus is risen. He is risen from the grave, because He conquered death.
Christ is the English term for the Greek Χριστός (Khristós) meaning "the anointed", which is a title given to the Reigning Messiah. In the 3rd- to 1st-centuries BC, the Tanakh (what Christians would in later centuries come to call the Old Testament) was translated into a Greek version called the Septuagint, in which Khristós was used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ,) (Messiah), meaning "[one who is] annointed.
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