It's common among Latin American or Spanish-speaking Christians to name a male child "Jesus", but I've never ever heard of a non-Latin person named Jesus. Do any other peoples do this?
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It's common among Latin American or Spanish-speaking Christians to name a male child "Jesus", but I've never ever heard of a non-Latin person named Jesus. Do any other peoples do this?
Christ seems to be more popular among Greeks.
I don't think so, but once I got a business card stuck on my front door and in BIG LETTERS it said CALL JESUS and then there was a phone number and a description and it was a lawn mowing service run by a guy named Jesus. It caught my attention.
Jesus is also similar to the hebrew word used of "Joshua" in the OT/OC.I'm not sure it matters considering that our Lord's name isn't really Jesus. In fact...if it was translated directly to English it would be Johsua.
CC
Jesus is also similar to the hebrew word used of "Joshua" in the OT/OC.
Exodus 17:9 And Mosheh is saying to Y@howshuwa` "choose thou! for us and go forth thee! fight! in `Amaleq. Tomorrow I being stationed on summit of the hill and rod of the Elohiym in hand of me"
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[LXX] Exodus 17:9 eipen de Mwushv tw Ihsou #2424 epilecon seautw andrav dunatouv kai ecelqwn paratacai tw Amalhk aurion kai idou egw esthka epi thv korufhv tou bounou kai h rabdov tou qeou en th xeiri mou
03091 Y@howshuwa` {yeh-ho-shoo'-ah} or Y@howshu`a {yeh-ho-shoo'-ah}
from 03068 and 03467;
AV - Joshua 218; 218
Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"
n pr m
2424. Iesous ee-ay-sooce' of Hebrew origin (3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.
It's common among Latin American or Spanish-speaking Christians to name a male child "Jesus", but I've never ever heard of a non-Latin person named Jesus. Do any other peoples do this?
The card should have said "Lo, I stood at the door and knocked..."
Like Joshua, I agree.Jesus is also similar to the hebrew word used of "Joshua" in the OT/OC.
Exodus 17:9 And Mosheh is saying to Y@howshuwa` "choose thou! for us and go forth thee! fight! in `Amaleq. Tomorrow I being stationed on summit of the hill and rod of the Elohiym in hand of me"
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[LXX] Exodus 17:9 eipen de Mwushv tw Ihsou #2424 epilecon seautw andrav dunatouv kai ecelqwn paratacai tw Amalhk aurion kai idou egw esthka epi thv korufhv tou bounou kai h rabdov tou qeou en th xeiri mou
03091 Y@howshuwa` {yeh-ho-shoo'-ah} or Y@howshu`a {yeh-ho-shoo'-ah}
from 03068 and 03467;
AV - Joshua 218; 218
Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation"
n pr m
2424. Iesous ee-ay-sooce' of Hebrew origin (3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.
My oldest daughter is named Mary - and I am not nor ever was I Catholic - she is named after my mom, who was Jewish.I imagine for the same reason many Catholics name their girls "Mary" and boys "Joseph" or "Peter."
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Yes, I used to know a guy who was Greek Orthodox named Christos.
True...but if we went directly from Hebrew to English would it not be 'Joshua'? Why not call him either by his real name...or the English name that comes directly from the Hebrew? Point is...Jesus isn't his name...and really isn't even the English version of his name...right?
TIA,
CC
I think we call Him Jesus because of the way the Greeks wrote it, and the way it is spelled "Iēsoûs". Remember the New Testament was written in Greek.
Hebrew: Yehoshua
Aramaic: ישוע Yeshua
Greek: Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs
Latin: Iesus
Because the translation is from Greek to Latin to English and now it is from Greek to English. That's how the Greeks would call Him. And if I am not mistaken, since the Roman Empire was the dominating culture at the time, they would have spoken Greek and He would have spoken Greek (I believe He also spoke Aramaic and Hebrew) and that would be what people call Him. (I believe that Greek was the dominate language at the time).Yeshua, the real name of Jesus
True...but we don't speak Greek. Why not just use his real name...or the direct Hebrew to English translation? The Bible places a premium on names...so this is important...
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved"
Hugs Sister,
CC
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