Hellfire103@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoFindings cast doubt on the existence of Jesus Christwww.alternet.orgexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down139 cross-posted to: exchristian@lemmy.oneatheism@lemmy.world
arrow-up1242arrow-down1external-linkFindings cast doubt on the existence of Jesus Christwww.alternet.orgHellfire103@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square45fedilink cross-posted to: exchristian@lemmy.oneatheism@lemmy.world
minus-squareCosmicomical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoWeird, I read that jesus was not a common name at the time and that it would have been something like yusuf in reality if he was real
minus-squareTinidrillinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months ago“Jesus” is a Latin translation of a Greek translation of the Hebrew name Yeshua so, yes, “Jesus” wasn’t literally a common name in Israel. It was actually Yeshua (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ,) that was a common name.
Weird, I read that jesus was not a common name at the time and that it would have been something like yusuf in reality if he was real
“Jesus” is a Latin translation of a Greek translation of the Hebrew name Yeshua so, yes, “Jesus” wasn’t literally a common name in Israel. It was actually Yeshua (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ,) that was a common name.