here is a list of judaic criteria for the messiah that seems to be generally accepted.
while was certain that the messiah was supposed to come from the Davidic line... i haven't found much documentation for the jews requiring that he actually be God and man like Christians believe about Jesus. maybe i was assuming things from my Christian perspective that aren't a part of Jewish theology.
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