In his book The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Alfred Edersheim stated that the ancient rabbinic writings classified 456 passages from the Hebrew Scriptures as Messianic, although many of them do not specifically mention the Messiah.
Alfred Edersheim märgib oma raamatus „The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah ”, et muistsed rabiinlikud kirjutised liigitasid Messia kohta käivateks prohvetiennustusteks 456 Pühakirja heebreakeelse osa tekstilõiku, ehkki paljud neist Messiat ei maini.