Peter, Paul and Mary. They all had Christian names. So what about Jesus?
2006-10-19 01:18:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Joshua Ben Joseph is the name of the one we know as Jesus. Jesus is the familiar form of Joshua.
2006-10-19 01:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Jesus' name was Jewish, originally in Hebrew "Yeshua", whereas Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are all Greek names, as well as Peter, Paul, and Mary I believe.
2006-10-19 08:26:34 · answer #2 · answered by nathan_p84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is a CHristian name. It was translated from the original (which escapes me now). All the names were translated. After all, when was the last time you met a man in the Middle East named Luke? Mary's original spelling was Marium, if I recall correctly.
2006-10-19 08:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hate to burst your bubble...but those aren't Christian names. They had those names before Jesus came around. They are Hebrew and Greek names. Peter=Petra Mary=Miriam Paul=Saul Jesus=Yeshua
2006-10-19 08:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you asking the origins of the name Jesus? Your question is sort of vague.
If so, here's what dictionary.com says about the origins of the name Jesus:
Origin: 1200–50; ME < LL IÄsus < Gk IÄsoûs < Heb YÄshÅ«aÊ¿, syncopated var. of YÉhÅshÅ«aÊ¿ God is help; in Early Modern E, the distinction (lost in ME) between Jesus (nom.) and Jesu (obl., especially voc.; see Jesu) was revived on the model of L and Gk sources; Jesus gradually supplanted the older form in both nom. and obl.]
Hope that helps
2006-10-19 08:27:09 · answer #5 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Iesous (ee-ay-sooce) is a pagan name derived from zeuz (dzy-ooce). His proper name would have been Yehoshua (Yeshua is short form). Funny how Yehoshua is translated elsewhere in the bible as Joshua but for some reaon in the new testament it became Iesous (Jesus). Personally, I feel that Iesous was used to make this Jewish man more palatable to pagans coming into christianity. If they saw a mild reference to zeus in his name, it would make it easier to believe and follow him.
2006-10-19 09:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by james.parker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're all Hebrew names too, including Jesus
2006-10-19 08:24:36 · answer #7 · answered by Iguana 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Those names are actually Hebraic, just like Jesus. Christians adopted those names, except for Jesus, to show respect for their namesakes.
2006-10-19 08:28:30 · answer #8 · answered by Iamnotarobot (former believer) 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes their names were Hebrew :Jeshua, Mairam, not Jesus and Mary, that's a translation...
2006-10-19 08:27:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋