Anointed one - anointed one

Japanese: 油を注がれた者 - あぶらをそそがれたもの
Anointed one - anointed one

…In fact, even in the New Testament, in some cases, such as in the letters of Paul, there is no distinction between Christ and Jesus, and ancient Roman historians (such as Tacitus and Suetonius) often thought of Christ as a proper noun. However, “Christ” was originally a common noun, meaning “the anointed one.” Specifically, it meant the person who was “anointed with oil to take the throne” by the prophets of Israel in the Old Testament era, that is, “king.” …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "anointed one" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…実際,新約聖書の中でもパウロの手紙などではキリストとイエスとが区別されていない場合もあるし,古代ローマの歴史家たち(タキトゥスやスエトニウスなど)は,多くの場合キリストを固有名詞と思っていた。しかし,〈キリスト〉は元来普通名詞で,〈油を注がれた者〉を意味していた。具体的に言えば,それは,旧約聖書の時代,イスラエルの預言者たちによって頭に〈油を注がれて王位についた人物〉,すなわち〈王〉を意味するものであった。…

※「油を注がれた者」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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