We are now aware that the English language did not use the letter J untill 1200 years after the death of the man we have come to know the world over as Jesus Christ. So I want to know when was the name first invented and by Whom?
2006-08-07 06:10:53 · 10 answers · asked by lesedi 2 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08374x.htm
in this link you will find the origins of Jesus and Christ, I hope that would be helpful.and enough for you to know
2006-08-07 11:15:50 · answer #1 · answered by pelancha 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would suspect that "Jesus" is a Latinization of a Hebrew name, so probably it happened among the Romans. Or perhaps it happened when some books of the New Testament were written in Greek. I believe the original in Hebrew is Yeshua.
The word "Christos" is an ancient title meaning "the annointed one" (coming from the word chrism for oil), and its existence in Judaism is much older than Christianity. It's a title more than a name.
Jesus's followers seem to have referred to him by the title Rabbi, which means teacher.
And by the way, the King James was definitely not the first translation of the Bible!
2006-08-08 10:50:06 · answer #2 · answered by mellexical 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The letter 'j' was invented for specific uses of the letter 'i', which was originally used for the functions of both an 'i' and 'j'. Therefore, 'Jesus' was pronounced the same before the creation of the 'j', but it was spelled 'Iosus'.
Haven't you seen 'Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade'?:
Henry Jones: "Jehovah starts with an 'I'."
Indiana: "J..." (steps on the letter J and falls through the floor)
Jesus/Iosus is a greek word, which was created in the early greek church (greeks were some of the first christians). It is the greek translation of the hebrew name Yeshua, which is a common hebrew name that is the origin of the english name Joshua.
2006-08-07 20:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fellow named Charlie Rugby III tripped over spitoon in a Cleveland, Ohio saloon in 1783. As he fell, he screamed out, "Jesus Christ!" and it just caught on.
He might not have been the first to come up with the name, but it is considered the first well-documented public usage.
2006-08-07 15:52:52 · answer #4 · answered by beast 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hm interesting question. im not totally sure, but i have an idea. "Jesus" is just a translation of a greek word, right (or aramaic possibly? but i think greek)? so its not really who invented the name, its just who translated it first. and that is a question i dont know how to answer. sorry. my guess is that it probably wasnt a christian either.
2006-08-07 13:16:55 · answer #5 · answered by lebeauciel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure who the person was that came up with the name for the man we call jesus. historically, his name was pronounced something like - "yashua"... or a variation of that. eventually, it became "joshua" and evolved into a few other names too.
2006-08-07 13:16:42 · answer #6 · answered by hellion210 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the correct hebrew word for "Jesus" is Yeshua. what I am assuming is that by the time King James translated the bible, the letter "J" did exist, and since he was the first person to translate it, that is what he translated "Yeshua" to.
2006-08-07 13:20:28 · answer #7 · answered by Debilee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iesu
2006-08-07 13:15:07 · answer #8 · answered by Catalina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably when we came up with J. Just like Jahovah.
2006-08-07 13:15:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wasn't the xtians.. read up the king james bible.. IE: the book of judiasm.
2006-08-07 13:13:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋