ijust don't get it!
2007-06-29 13:24:09 · 20 answers · asked by goldengoose 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ps - i'm jewish, so i'm just wondering.
2007-06-29 13:44:36 · update #1
I do genealogy and; Jesus in Hebrew is Joshua and in Greek it is Jason.
They also name their kids Abraham, Isaac, Moses, John, James, Isaiah, etc. and they do because they are 40% Semitic. DNA has proved this, probably from the tribes of Judah and Levi and Benjamin and Isaachar.
Their ancestors are from Spain, Portugal, Israel, and the Central and South Americas.
Spanish last names; Perez (Peres) (Shimon Peres)
Rael (last four letters in Israel) Baca (valley of Baca in OT) and all last names ending in ez descend from Israel.
It has een handed down for milleniums thats why.
PS, they also make unleavened bread known now as tortillas.
2007-06-29 13:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's just a tradition. I guess English-only speaking Christians aren't comfortable with it, while hispanic Christians are. It's not like it's pronounced same as the main Jesus.
2007-06-29 20:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Liesel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it's just a common name down there. Also, I'm sure people who aren't Christians in Spanish-speaking areas name their children Jesus.
2007-06-29 20:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe from my Spanish freinds, that it was at a time thought of as more Pious tribute than an attempt at stating there child was a prophet. Also it is a name in many cultures people often name their children after Prophets or Saints, some more openly than others.
2007-06-29 20:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an interesting matter. In portuguese speaker countries there are not also Jesus as names. The only few Jesus I new here in Brazil were people born in spanish speaker nations. Why is it so?
2007-06-29 20:27:39 · answer #5 · answered by Falco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of this thing called "silent letters" in the spanish language. In the english language, "J" isn't silent and to know name your kid JESUS would be mockary and very intimidating to the child.
2007-06-29 20:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by tigerlandband 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause in Spanish Jesus sounds like heysus kinda the j is pronounced like h
2007-06-29 20:27:39 · answer #7 · answered by ♥gabrielle♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not pronounced that way it is only spelled that way. The spanish language is way different then the english language and the letters our pronounced way different.
For example: vive that is pronounced with a b sound not a v sound.
the j has an h sound
2007-06-29 20:29:30 · answer #8 · answered by knowssignlanguage 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a tradition in latin americans to name their children after bible people. This mainly stems from their catholic beliefs and traditions of being associated with saints. It's not a Christian thing as much as a religious thing.. not the same thing. :)
2007-06-29 20:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by Joseph T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is pronounced "hey zeus" in mexico and has nothing to do with christ. anglos got it all mixed up and think we name kids after god or jesus or mohammed and such. it is all so simple, really. just don't worry about it. half of men in the mideast are named mohammed. more and more mexicans are becoming buddhists anyway.
2007-06-29 22:03:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋