Does Jesus have a real surname?

Question

"Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE), also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. He is commonly referred to as Jesus Christ, where "Christ" is a title derived from the Greek christos, meaning "Anointed One", which corresponds to the Hebrew-derived "Messiah"."

This is from Wikipedia.

Answer 1

In first century Palestine, the Jewish community didn't have surnames as we know them. You would normally have a name like Simon Bar-Jonah meaning Simon son of Jonah.

Originally, Jesus would have been known as son of Joseph. However, there were rumours that he was illegitimate and his enemies called him son of Mary. He called himself the son of man which can also be translated as son of Adam. We call him the son of God.

Answer 2

Jesus Surname

Answer 3

In former times people didn't have surnames, apart from a few who acquired nicknames. Judas Iscariot is an example of this. He is believed by some to be named after the village of Kerioth, which may have been his native village.

As was the custom in many other countries, people in the Holy land were known as the son of daughter of their father. This is still the custom in Iceland today.

Jesus would have been known as Jesus (or Yeshua) Bar Joseph.

Answer 4

Technically he would have been called Jesus ben Joseph, "son of" Joseph. Because his neighbours only knew what they saw...that Joseph and Mary got married "under the gun". If you read the New Testament when the people were hassling Him because He called God His Father, or overstepped their rules, you can see that they considered him to be a "white shotgun baby". For example in Mark 6:3, ""Where did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him."
You can just about imagine the tongues wagging: "You remember, Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth...and then came back and she was starting to *show.* Oh, yeah, son of God--yeah right." The fact that they speak of him as "Mary's son" is a tacit accusation--"who knows who the *real* father is."

Answer 5

And this is from the Holy Qur'an( not Wikipedia): Messiah or Masih are Arabic words too. Same meaning as given by Asker. About his family title: The Holy Qur'an mentions:Aal e Imran. Means the family/tribe of Imraan. Of the 114 Surah(Chapters) in the Holy Qur'an, one Surah is titled "Aal e Imran"--- a dedication to his tribe, family or genealogy(despite the Immaculate conception in the Muslim beliefs). Jesus is Iesus in Italian, and Eisa in Arabic. His full name in the Qur'an is: Eisa Masih ibn Maryam(Jesus Christ son of Mary).

Answer 6

Christ indicates His father Krishna. Historically, Christ was pronounced Christos; before that, Christa.

In some parts of India, Krishna is pronounced Krishta.

The name is the same. Krishna is God; Jesus is His son.

Whether Greek, Latin, Hebrew, or whatever, they all trace back to Sanskrit. Just as all Divinity leads to Krishna.

The same is indicated in this conversation:
Prabhupada: Christian religion is practically, from the name it appears--Christian and "Krsnian". Original word of this "Christ" comes from the Greek word "Christo".

Mensa member: Anointed.

Prabhupada: Yes. This "Christa" is Krsna.

Mensa member: From the Sanskrit?

Prabhupada: Yes. Krsta is the popular word for Krsna. And Krsna is always anointed with tilaka. We follow this tilaka, Krsna has anointed, with this sandal pulp. So, so far I see, there is some very nearest relationship with this Christian and "Krsnia". Krsta means love, love of Godhead or love. We are teaching also the same philosophy.

Answer 7

Since last names probably came about centuries after His time hear on earth, who's to say. BUT if it were to happen, I could see Him being called Jesus Carpenter, or Jesus Josephson, or perhaps, more accurately it really is Jesus Christ, where the title became the last name. After all there are people whose surname is Bishop, Earl, Duke, King, etc.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Jesus would have been known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus bar Joseph (Jesus son of Joseph).

Answer 10

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