Moreover, the evident messianism of the Old Testament fulfilled in Christ has proven in the history of apologetics to be an essential subject to present towards non-believers. (faith.org.uk)
We do mean to suggest the possibility and even the probability that in the unmistakable implications of messianism in Joseph, the germ of the later development of the concept was something already given in Israel's early traditions, precisely as the germinal faith in one God as Creator (Gen. 2), Judge (3 - 11) and Redeemer (12 ff.) (religion-online.org)
In addition, the remarkable similarities between Christianity and other Mystery Religions of the time suggest that Christanity was an evolutionary hybrid of Jewish Messianism with pagan Savior God mythology. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)