Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B · 1RB0

Nature and Purpose of the Messiah

What you need to know

Explain how messiahship is depicted in the scriptures, referencing Jeremiah 23:5-8.
Analyze the nature and significance of the Messianic Age and the Jewish responsibility to usher it in.
Evaluate divergent understandings of the Messiah across Orthodox and Reform Judaism and their importance to Jewish people today.