Why do people give Jesus the middle initial of "H'? Is this to make fun or does he really have a middle name?

Question

*chancelikely* - His son's name was Judah so that can't be it.

*NH Barit* - Why would they give him a girl's name? There were a lot of men fighting. Did you really hear this?

Answer 1

It stands for Harold, as in "Hark the Harold Angels Sing."

Answer 2

In Hebrew it is Yeshua Ha Moshiach =Jesus the Messiah

Jesus means God is salvation (as predicted by Isaiah)


Ha means the

Moshiach means Messiah the anointed one


all predicted Isaiah 52:13-53:12 perfectly

Answer 3

IHS / JHS - Christogram is a monogram or combination of letters which forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, and is traditionally used as a Christian symbol.

Because the Latin-alphabet letters I and J were not systematically distinguished until the 17th century, "JHS" and "JHC" are equivalent to "IHS" and "IHC".

"IHS" is sometimes interpreted as meaning Iesus Hominum Salvator ("Jesus, Savior of men", in Latin), or connected with In Hoc Signo. Some uses have even been created for the English language, where "IHS" is interpreted as an abbreviation of "I Have Suffered" or "In His Service". Such interpretations are known as backronyms. This abbreviation ("IHC" or "JHC") is likely the source of the joke that Jesus' full name is "Jesus H. Christ."

Answer 4

I just met Jesus at the National Convention of American Atheists and someone asked that very question to the man himself. He said (phonetically fo course) ... "heysoos"

Answer 5

It's a derogatory term that people use to make Christians angry. He didn't really have a middle name.

Answer 6

If you really wanted to know, you would have done a Google search on your own instead of coming here to start a fight.

Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_H._Christ

Answer 7

I believe it stands for happypants- he's such a joy in everyone's life right ;)

Answer 8

Captain Quint said that in the movie "jaws" It has no other source or meaning.

Answer 9

Here are some interesting explanations:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_033.html

Answer 10

It's a little known fact that Jesus was related to one of the heros of the Trojan war. And following in that family tradition, Mary & Joseph gave him his middle name.....

.....which is Helen.

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