Were there many boys named "Jesus" at the time of Jesus Christ's birth in Palestine?
2007-01-15 11:09:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
According to Shanks & Witherington ("The Brother of Jesus", 2003), at the time of Jesus' birth the most common name for a boy was Simon/Simeon. Joseph was the second most common, Jesus the sixth, and James/Jacob the twelfth. Which explains why those names show up a lot in the Bible!
2007-01-15 11:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Jesus was a common name in 1st century Palestine. His name as derived from the Aramaic name Yeshua which means "Yahweh saves" or Yoshuah or Joshua.
2007-01-15 11:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is a latin version of Joshua. Very common at the time.
2007-01-15 12:10:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jimfix 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋