Messiah (Handel's)

For over 380 years the remarkable "Messiah" has been performed, in whole or in part, not least at this time of year.. The music was composed by G.F. Handel (HWV 56), to suit text supplied by Charles Jennings.

Below are the sentences used in the Messiah, but here taken from English Bibles of today.

Jesus the Christ Real @

An adept Australian columnist recently lamented the "substitute" Christ commonly portrayed at the "Christmas Season".

Messiah Lord - Jesus !

The account of Jesus does not end with his burial. The account of Jesus has not yet ended.

Messiah Crucified

Following is a partial compilation of Jesus’ and the cross. This is a glimpse of how the Gospel writers reported the reality of his death.

Christ Risen

Can things come right in Australian cricket? Can awful things change?
"Christ is risen; Christ will come again."

Rolling stone entrance of family tomb of Herod - one of very few remaining - unlikely Joseph had exactly comparable example

WHO ?

A question of, and from, Jesus, that came up more than once from more than one questioner

Lord (Edn2)

Lord/LORD

This very day in King David’s hometown a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11, CEV).

This sentence announcing the birth of Jesus is very familiar to many, although the version is a little different. I am using it to introduce that final word, “Lord”. This word is an example of one which requires translators and publishers to interpret for us.

Christ

Christ

Matthew has this account of a week of special significance to the Biblical understanding of Jesus:
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”  And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”  He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”  Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”