What is the Origin of the name 'Jesus'?

Question

Someone earlier asked whether the name Jesus was Spanish or Hebrew. Please check out this site for answers.
http://www.plim.org/JesusOrigin.htm

Answer 1

There was a prophecy that was given by Apollo to the priestess of Parthenon Sibyl the Erythrea and the 7 wise people of Athens in 500B.C. This prophecy was rescued by the orthodox patriarch Athanasios just before the burning of the library of Alexandria in Egypt. I have a copy of this script in my library and is written in attic Greek language. The prophecy was refering to the coming of Jesus, His life and His passions. The prophecy didn't give His name, however it mentioned that his name will be given numerologically as 888. If you write the word Ιησούς, using the ancient greek numerologic system (check the link) this is what you will get. The actual name of the son of God is Iesous (in Greek Iησούς). All the other names appear to be variations of the actual name according to the idiomatisms of the spoken language. Don't forget that at that time the language that was spoken the most was the Greek. Even Romans were using it as an official language in their empire.

Answer 2

If Jesus was not an historical person, where did the whole New Testament story come from in the first place?

The Hebrew name for Christians has always been Notzrim. This name is derived from the Hebrew word neitzer, which means a shoot or sprout--an obvious Messianic symbol. There were already people called Notzrim at the time of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Perachyah (c. 100 B.C.E.). Although modern Christians claim that Christianity only started in the first century C.E., it is clear that the first century Christians in Israel considered themselves to be a continuation of the Notzri movement which had been in existence for about 150 years.

One of the most notorious Notzrim was Yeishu ben Pandeira, also known as Yeishu ha-Notzri. Talmudic scholars have always maintained that the story of Jesus began with Yeishu. The Hebrew name for Jesus has always been Yeishu and the Hebrew for "Jesus the Nazarene" has always been "Yeishu ha-Notzri." (The name Yeishu is a shortened form of the name Yeishua, not Yehoshua.)

It is important to note that Yeishu ha-Notzri is not an historical Jesus since modern Christianity denies any connection between Jesus and Yeishu and moreover, parts of the Jesus myth are based on other historical people besides Yeishu.

Answer 3

Comes from the Hebrew name Yeshua, from which we get the English name Joshua. The "Jesus" spelling comes from the Greek version of the name.

Answer 4

I really dislike that site. It is very disrespectful to the Jewish tradition and people. We do not pronounce the divine name (Tetragramaton, four letters) because we understand that no one can ever fully grasp what G-d is, or isn't. There is a complex and beautiful theology around that and plim.org is trying to imply it was mere politics.

Early Church fathers started slamming Judaism because they couldn't get their followers to abandon it otherwise. And now that Christianity is dominant, some of them keep on doing it.

There are better sites with information about 'Jesus.'

Answer 5

Jesus was originally a Hebrew name. By the way, it was one of the most popular names back when Jesus was said to have walked the planet. But amazingly still no factual evidence that he existed.

Answer 6

Hebrew for Jesus

Spanish for Jesus (Hay-sus)

Answer 7

It's the English version.
God sent an angel to Mary with the name he chose for Jesus, and that is where his name came from.
Jesus is a translation.

It is so popular in Mexico and Spain, many boys are called by it.
Heysus!

Answer 8

Jesus is Hebrew. mean the savior.

Answer 9

Mexico

Answer 10

I am ( some-were in exodus i think, Jesus, God, holy spirit a the same)