Messiah (disambiguation)
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Messiah most often refers to:
- MessiahMessiahA messiah is a redeemer figure expected or foretold in one form or another by a religion. Slightly more widely, a messiah is any redeemer figure. Messianic beliefs or theories generally relate to eschatological improvement of the state of humanity or the world, in other words the World to...
, a religious concept - Messiah (Handel)Messiah (Handel)Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later...
, an oratorio by George Frideric Handel- Structure of Handel's MessiahStructure of Handel's MessiahMessiah , the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts, listed in tables for their musical setting and biblical sources.-Oratorio:...
- Messiah Part IMessiah Part IMessiah , the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. This article covers Part I and describes the relation of the musical setting to the text supplied by Charles Jennens. Part I begins with the prophecy of the Messiah and his birth, shows...
- Messiah Part IIMessiah Part IIMessiah , the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. This listing covers Part II in a table and comments on individual movements, reflecting the relation of the musical setting to the text...
- Messiah Part IIIMessiah Part IIIMessiah , the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. This listing covers Part III in a table and comments on individual movements, reflecting the relation of the musical setting to the text...
- Structure of Handel's Messiah
Music
- The Young MessiahThe Young MessiahThe Young Messiah, originally titled Messiah XXI For a New Millennium, is a musical production of a modern adaptation of George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah, which was filmed in Ireland for the New Millennium. It was produced and arranged by Frank McNamara, who also conducted the orchestra...
, originally titled Messiah XXI - The Young Messiah, a modern adaptation of Handel's Messiah - Messiah (band), a death/thrash metal band from SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
- Messiah (British band)Messiah (British band)Messiah were a british techno / acid house duo formed in London in 1988 by members Mark Davies and Ali Ghani. Known for their heavy use of sampling quotes from films, melodic female vocals, and aggressive synthesizer lines, the group released 2 full-length albums and several singles during the...
, a techno group from LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... - Messiah (album)Messiah (album)Messiah is a compilation album by the Los Angeles industrial metal band Fear Factory released in 1999 by Roadrunner Records. It includes one song from Soul of a New Machine, six from Demanufacture, two from Remanufacture and one from Obsolete. It is the soundtrack to the video game, Messiah.-Track...
, an album by industrial metal band Fear Factory - Messiah (EP)Messiah (EP)Messiah is an EP by industrial metal group Godflesh. The material on this EP was originally recorded and mixed during 1994 and released only to members of the band's fan club...
, an album by industrial metal band Godflesh - Messiah MarcolinMessiah MarcolinMessiah Marcolin , also known as 'Eddie Marcolin', is a vocalist best known for his work in the doom metal band Candlemass.-1984-1985:...
, vocalist most widely known for his time in doom metal band Candlemass - "Leper Messiah", a song by thrash metal band Metallica
- "Machine MessiahMachine Messiah"Machine Messiah" is a song written and recorded by the British progressive rock band Yes. It is the opening song on their tenth studio album Drama. It was brought to the group by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, but received extensive input from the other three band members...
", a song by progressive rock band Yes on their album Drama - The Screaming Blue MessiahsThe Screaming Blue MessiahsThe Screaming Blue Messiahs were a rock band, formed in 1983 in London by Bill Carter , Chris Thompson and Kenny Harris in the wake of the pub rock and punk scenes that had been so predominant on the UK capital's live music circuit during the late '70s/ early '80s...
, a British band - Messiah StradivariusMessiah StradivariusThe Messiah-Salabue Stradivarius of 1716 is a violin made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. It is considered to be the only Stradivarius in existence in as new state....
, a Stradivari violin - Mixtape Messiah, the Houston rapper ChamillionaireChamillionaireHakeem Seriki , better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. Chamillionaire is also the founder and an original member of The Color Changin' Click...
Literature and entertainment
- Donald Shimoda, the fictional American messiah from Richard Bach's Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
- The Messiah (2008 film), also known as Mesih, a 2008 film directed by Nader Talebzadeh on the life of Jesus from an Islamic perspective
- Messiah (2011 film)Messiah (2011 film)-Cast: * Atsushi Arai as Eiri Kaido* Masahiro Inoue* Minehiro Kinomoto* Sho Jinnai...
, a 2011 film - Messiah (novel)Messiah (novel)For the novel by Gore Vidal, see Messiah Messiah is a thriller novel by British writer Boris Starling, published in 1999. Following the success of the novel, a sequel, Storm , was also released....
, a 1999 novel by Boris Starling- Messiah (TV series)Messiah (TV series)Messiah is a British television drama series, broadcast on the BBC One network and produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland, although the series itself is set in England. Made up of a series of occasional serials, the first, with two parts subtitled The First Killings & The Reckoning, was...
, a BBC television drama series based upon the above novel
- Messiah (TV series)
- Messiah (poem)Messiah (poem)Messiah is a 'sacred eclogue' by Alexander Pope, composed in 1709. It is based on the Fourth Eclogue of Virgil, and is an example of English Classicism's appropriation and reworking of the genres, subject matter and techniques of classical Latin literature....
, a poem by Alexander Pope - The Messiah, a play by the National Theatre of BrentNational Theatre of BrentThe National Theatre of Brent is a British comedy double-act, in the form of a mock two-man theatre troupe. Patrick Barlow plays Desmond Olivier Dingle, the troupe's founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive...
- Dune MessiahDune MessiahDune Messiah is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the second in a series of six novels. It was originally serialized in Galaxy magazine in 1969. The American and British editions have different prologues summarizing events in the previous novel...
, a 1969 novel by Frank Herbert, sometimes casually referred to as Messiah - Messiah (Derren Brown special)Messiah (Derren Brown special)Messiah was a Derren Brown special shown on Channel 4 on 7 January 2005 at 21:00. Brown traveled to the United States to try to convince five leading figures that he had powers in their particular field of expertise: Christian evangelism, alien abduction, psychic powers, New Age theories and...
, a Channel 4 television show starring Derren Brown - Messiah (video game)Messiah (video game)Messiah is a third person shooter video game developed by Shiny and published by Interplay.-Plot:The player controls Bob, a cherub sent by God to clean up the corruption and sin on Earth...
, a third person shooter by Interplay in which the player controls a cherub - Dark Messiah of Might and MagicDark Messiah of Might and MagicDark Messiah of Might and Magic, additionally subtitled Elements on Xbox 360, is a first-person action game developed by Arkane Studios and Floodgate Entertainment. Kuju Entertainment developed the multiplayer mode...
, a first-person, action RPG and fantasy game developed by Arkane Studios, Floodgate Entertainment and Kuju Entertainment - Messiah, a 1954 novel by Gore VidalGore VidalGore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist. His third novel, The City and the Pillar , outraged mainstream critics as one of the first major American novels to feature unambiguous homosexuality...
Miscellaneous
- Messiah CollegeMessiah CollegeMessiah College is a private Christian college of the liberal arts and applied arts and sciences located in Grantham, Pennsylvania, near the capital city of Harrisburg...
, a Christian liberal arts college in Grantham, Pennsylvania - Messiah (software)Messiah (software)Messiah is an award-winning 3D animation and rendering application developed by pmG Worldwide. It runs on the Win32 and Win64 platforms...
, a computer animation and rendering package - Messiah, a well-known professional wrestler William WelchWilliam WelchWilliam C. Welch is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah.-Professional wrestling career:...
- Albert MessiahAlbert MessiahAlbert Messiah is a French physicist.He spent the Second World War in the French Resistance: he embarked June 22, 1940 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz to England and participated in the Battle of Dakar with Charles de Gaulle in September 1940...
, a physicist and author of a classic graduate text on quantum mechanics - Dark Messiah (disambiguation)
- False messiahFalse messiah-Judaism:Armilus is an anti-Messiah figure in late-period Jewish eschatology, comparable to the Christian Antichrist and Muslim Dajjal, who will conquer Jerusalem and persecute the Jews until his final defeat at the hands of God or the true Messiah...
- Kevin KeeganKevin KeeganJoseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
, former England football player known as the Geordie messiah - Lionel MessiLionel MessiLionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...
, Argentinian football player whose nickname is "MessiahMessiahA messiah is a redeemer figure expected or foretold in one form or another by a religion. Slightly more widely, a messiah is any redeemer figure. Messianic beliefs or theories generally relate to eschatological improvement of the state of humanity or the world, in other words the World to...
" - The Chosen One (disambiguation)The Chosen One (disambiguation)The Chosen One may refer to:Persons:* Drew McIntyre, wrestler nicknamed The Chosen One* Jeff Jarrett, wrestler nicknamed The Chosen OneFictional characters:* Rand al'Thor, character in The Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels by Robert Jordan...