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Messiah ben Yosef (Messiah son of Joseph)
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What it is (high-level)
In some later Jewish traditions, there is a concept of a “Messiah son of Joseph” (or “son of Ephraim”) associated with suffering and sometimes death in an end-times context, distinct from “Messiah son of David.”
Why it matters in debate
Christians sometimes cite this as evidence that “suffering messiah” is not entirely foreign to Jewish tradition, even if Judaism does not identify Jesus as Messiah.
Caution
This is not universal Jewish doctrine and should not be presented as “what Judaism teaches” in a simple way. Treat it as a strand of tradition and cite sources carefully.
Sources to start with
- Sefaria topic hub (secondary aggregation; use to locate primary references):
- ↑ Messiah ben Joseph (topic), Sefaria (accessed 2026-01-18)