Did Jesus have a middle name?

Question

I just wondered from the saying 'Jesus H Christ'

Answer 1

Jesus Horny lil so and so Christ

Answer 2

Jewish men of the period when Jesus lived were usually known by their fathers. One book I read some time ago had a quote where "the son of Matthew bar so-and-so became so-and-so bar Matthew (bar being, here, the Aramaic word for "son of", while "ben" was and is the Hebrew word). So Jesus would have been known as Y'shua (Hebrew spelling) bar Joseph (His earthly foster father, remember He was born of the Virgin Mary and had no real earthly father).

Granted, the Roman people had a custom of praenomen, nomen, and cognomen (Kroll, 1974) where, say, Paul's full name might have been Gaius Julius Paulus or something similar. Unless Jewish men became Roman citizens, I doubt they had this privilege of Roman names, either. There were only a few praenomen or first names, and they were usually used by only an initial: G. for Gaius, and so on. It may be long out of print, but Dr. Woodrow Kroll, now of Back to the Bible, wrote a booklet called "Paul: Man of Destiny" which I used to have back in the 1970's but lost it along the way (grrrrrr.......). Fascinating booklet if you can find it.

Finally, I don't know where the letter "H" could have come from when referring to Jesus. All the references I've seen call Him either "Jesus", "Jesus Christ", "Christ Jesus", or "The Lord Jesus Christ". The saying you're referring to is a new one for me.

Answer 3

Jesus H. Christ is an example of slang serving as a mild profanity. The expression is most commonly used in awry, sarcastic, cynical, or joking tone, although it may nonetheless be perceived as blasphemy, being a variation of "Jesus Christ". The expression jokingly implies that the "Christ" is a surname rather than a title ("Christ", meaning anointed, is Greek for "Messiah").
Using the name of "Jesus Christ" as an oath has been common for many centuries, but the precise origins of the letter H in the expression Jesus H. Christ are obscure. While many explanations have been proposed, some serious and many humorous, the most widely accepted derivation is from the divine monogram of Christian symbolism. The symbol, derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, is transliterated "IHS," "IHC," "JHS," or "JHC". Since the transliteration "IHS" gave rise to the backronym Iesus Hominum Salvator (Latin for "Jesus savior of men"), it is plausible that "JHC" similarly led to "Jesus H. Christ".

Answer 4

If he had a middle name, I think it would have been mentioned somewhere in the Bible. As for the "H" part of the name you've heard, I think the entire "Jesus H Christ" may be more of a swear word or something someone says out of anger. My guess the "H" is a symbol for a swear word.

Answer 5

Jesus Herrald Christ!

Answer 6

Jesus is the Latin form of the Greek Iesous, which in turn is the transliteration of the Hebrew Jeshua, or Joshua, or again Jehoshua ..dont think he had a middle name or last name as the term christ means"anointed.and is a title.
Of course i could be telling porkies!

Answer 7

Jesus H Christ I have no idea what the H stands for
or
Jesus THE Christ

Answer 8

Jesus the son of Josef was given the title Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ was his title - the anointed one.

Answer 9

I cant belive what people have said on here have some damn respect I have never heard of Jesus having a middle name if the H stands for anything it will be for HOLY which is what he was and is today! God bless!

Answer 10

No. People then didn't even have last names. They used their father's name or the place where they were born. Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus, son of Joseph (in Hebrew of course)

Answer 11

I don't know if you are trying to be funny, or you are serious, but when people say that, they are using His name in vain!
Jesus does not have a middle name.