Contents:
Did Jesus truly exist?
When was Jesus?
Where was Jesus?
Was Jesus of Nazareth or a Nazarene?
Was Jesus "an Aryan" or a Jew?
Was Jesus the Messiah/Christ/Annointed One?
Was Jesus "raised up as a spirit being"?
Did Jesus rise from the dead?
Is Jesus God or One with God?
Is God 3 in 1?
Did Jesus have siblings? (I.e. did Mary have other children?)
Is Jesus Melchizedek?
Were papists, King Arthur, Robin Hood, Christmas, Mormons, etc christians?
Was Ron Wyatt a fraud/liar?
What is the correct spelling/pronounciation of Jesus' name?
Some references.
Did Jesus truly exist?
In early sources Jesus was a great religious teacher and miracle worker who was believed to be the messiah and the son of God and was crucified and was claimed to have risen again.
At this stage Jesus is not agreed to be proven by anyone to have existed or not. But there are a number of good evidences that he surely did exist.
The bible says where 2 or 3 witnesses confirm it can be regarded as true, though it does warn about bearing false witness.
Jesus is claimed in the bible etc to have been seen by 12 disciples/apostles, 70/72 disciples, the 70/72 Sanhedrim (council of elders), 150 christians (Acts 1), over 500 witnesses (1 Corinthians), the 5000 that he fed with loaves and fishes.
Documentary evidence:
Jesus is attested in the bible. But the bible is not one book but many books. Jesus is testified in 27 books of the Bible written by 8 authors: Matthew, Mark, Luke (Luke, Acts), John (John, 1 & 2 & 3 John, Revelation/Apocalypse), Paul (14 books from Romans to Hebrews), James, Peter (1 & 2 Peter), Jude. There have been discovered some early manuscripts of New Testament books including the Bodmer Papyrus fragment of John's gospel of the time of Trajan 98-117 ad and/or the Rylands papyrus fragment of John from before 125-150 ad, and the Old Syriac Palimpset of Sinai copy of the gospels derived from a Greek text of 150 or 2nd century ad.
Jesus is attested in a book of sayings and miracles of Jesus from 140-160 ad found in 3 scraps of papyrus.
The books grouped together as the New Testament Apocrypha also attest Jesus.
Jesus might be attested in the Talmud if Yeishu ha-Notzri is based on Jesus.
Jesus is mentioned in Josephus who was born about the time Jesus died and wrote in 94 ad not long after Jesus died.
Jesus is attested in a number of historical sources including Tacitus 112 ad, Suetonius 65-125/135 ad, Pliny the Younger 112 ad, Lucian of Samosata, Orosius.
Jesus is attested in the church fathers including Africanus 215 ad, Origen 200 ad.
In the Dead Sea Scrolls there is the Crucified Messiah scroll which refers to a messiah who was the shoot of Jesse and branch of David, and who was put to death and suffered crucifixion for the sins of men. Also in the DSS is the Son of God Scroll which refers to the son of God and son of the Most High which is very similar to the same description in Luke 1:32 & 35.
The 'Acts of Pilate' are possibly historical verification of Jesus & the crucifiction. Though it is doubtful that the Acts are genuine. They are possibly refered to in/by [Justin Martyr &/or Tertullian]?
"O Yose ha-Gelili / Jose the Galilean, heal me!" might relate to the healer Jesus son of Joseph of Galilee?
Perhaps the saying of 'Tammuz' that "great Pan is dead" in the reign of Tiberias (15-37) is connected with the death of Jesus?
Archaeological evidence:
Jesus is mentioned in the James ossuary inscription which says James is brother of Jesus and son of Joseph.
The 3 nails found in Caiaphas' ossuary are believed to have been the nails used in Jesus' crucifixion. De Sauley found crucifixion nails near the sepulchre (not sure if this is the Holy Sephulchre or the Garden tomb).
There have been found 3 candidates for Jesus tomb: the Holy Sepulchre, the Garden Tomb, and the Talpiot Tomb, with the Garden Tomb being the most likely one.
Wyatt claimed to have found blood of Jesus which dripped on to the Ark under Skull Hill (Calvary/Golgotha). The human blood had a different number of chromosomes to normal human blood.
The Shroud of Turin is considered by some as evidence of Jesus' existence, though it is very doubtful that the shroud dates to Jesus' times.
Experts opinions:
Dr Albright says "no longer any solid basis for dating any of of the NT after ca ad 80", and all NT books were written "sometime between ad 50 and 75".
Dr John Robinson who independently investigated the NT's reliability concluded that NT books written before ad 64, and Matthew "was written as early as ad 40 within 8 years of Christ".
"... Jesus probably existed" (Dawkins)!
An article about Massey's Jesus/Horus theory said "evidence for JC as an historical personage is incontrovertible"!
"Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically...."
No one has proven that Jesus did not exist.
Evidence of the disciples and martyrs:
A number of the apostles and early christians were martyred. Why would people suffer such a death for someone who didn't exist?
When was Jesus?
Going by the information in the Bible combined with knowledge of world history we can be sure that Jesus lived sometime in the 60 years between the 10s bc and 30s ad.
Daniel said Jesus would be 69 weeks of 7 years, or 483 years after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple.
There are candidates for the Star of Bethlehem between 17 bc and 9 ad including Halley's comet in 12 bc, a conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn in 7/6 bc, a conjunction of Jupiter & Venus in 3 &/or 2 bc.
Jesus was born near the end of Herod the Great's reign 40-4 bc.
Jesus was born in the reign of Augustus Caesar 19 bc-ad 14.
Jesus was born in the time of Quirinus whose dates are 10-7 bc & 6-7 ad.
There was a census when Jesus was born. There were censuses every 14 years, and there were ones in 7/6 bc? and 7 ad.
Jesus was (between 12 and) "about 30" years old in the 15th regnal year of Tiberias (14-37 ad) which would be about 27/28/29 ad?
Jesus was crucified during the rule of Pontius Pilate which ended in 36 ad.
The saying of 'Tammuz' that "great Pan is dead" in the reign of Tiberias (15-37) is possibly connected with the death of Jesus?
The Talmud is the only source which differently places Jesus in the time of the Maccabees a couple/few hundred years before. But some scholars say that the Yeishu ha-Notzri of the Talmud might not even be Jesus, and if he is then the Talmud has certainly evidently misplaced Jesus back to the time of the Maccabees in contrast to all the other early sources.
Where was Jesus?
The bible says Jesus was in Egypt briefly, and Judaea (Jerusalem, Bethlehem), and Samaria, and Galilee (Nazareth, Capernaum, Cana, Nain), and Phoenicia/Lebanon briefly (Tyre/Sidon), all in the Roman Empire. Jesus spoke Aramaic/Syriac.
Some sources claim that Jesus was in India (Aquarian Gospel, Damo Bullen) or in America (Book of Mormon), however these are only late 20th century sources and there is no proof that Jesus was ever in those places.
Was Jesus of Nazareth or a Nazarene?
The gospel says there was an Old Testament prophecy that Jesus would be a Nazarene, but it is said that this prophecy is not known/found in the Old Testament, though some of the prophets did refer to the messiah as a notzri "sprout/shoot". The Nazarene prophecy has been suggested to be the verse in Judges about Samson being a Nazarite (meaning "consecrated"), but experts in Hebrew say that Nazarene or notzri and Nazarite have different "z" letters in the Hebrew alphabetic script (tzadhe and tzayin)?
"There is no evidence that Jesus was a Nazarite or took the Nazarite vow." "Nazarites didn't drink wine but Jesus did." Though Jesus is often supposed to have had long hair.
The Talmud mentions one Yeishu ha-Notzri who might be Yeshua/Jesus of Nazareth, though scholars say Yeishu may not be Jesus.
Jesus was called the sprout/shoot of Jesse and branch of David.
There was a sect of Jews called the Notsarim and a sect called the Nozrei ha-Brit "Keepers of the Convenant" in the times of Jesus, but some say these were separate to Jesus and the messianic/christian sect.
Both Matthew and Luke confirm that Jesus lived in a city/town called Nazareth. An Old Testament prophecy also confirms that the messiah would be in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali in the Galilee area.
Some scholars say that the evidence is that the place called Nazareth in southwest/Lower Galilee was not a city and didn't have a synagogue in Jesus' times. So this "Nazareth" might not be the real Nazareth of Jesus, though it still might be the real one.
There are other candidates for the city/town Nazareth including Nabratein in north/Upper Galilee.
Reference list of the 6 different names/words mentioned:
natzir/nazir/Nazarite "consecrated/devoted"
Nozrei ha-brit "Keepers of the Convenant"
Notsarim
ntsr/netzer/netser/notzri/ha'Notsri "(the) shoot/sprout/branch"
nazoraios/Nazarene
notsrat/natseret/natzeret/natzaret/Nazareth.
Was Jesus "an Aryan" or a Jew?
Some people have claimed that Jesus was an Aryan beng the son of a Gallic Roman solider named Pandera.
However the bible makes it clear that on his mother's side Jesus was a descendant of David and Judah and Jacob/Israel and Abraham, while on his father's side he was the son of God.
Pilate put a superscription on the cross saying "Jesus of Nazareth king of the Jews".
There is no proof that Jesus had any father let alone a Roman or Gallic or Aryan one.
The few Jewish sources which identify Jesus as or with the son of Pandera or son of Stada are highly suspect and unreliable. It is also odd for Aryans to use Jewish sources for the theory.
At the time of Jesus the Jews thought Jesus was the son of Joseph not Pandera or Stada.
Wyatt claimed to have got a sample of Jesus blood which dripped onto the Ark under Skull Hill (Calvary/Golgotha), and tests showed it had a different number of chromosomes to normal human blood, which would confirm he was the son of God.
Jesus himself identified himself as a Jew eg in the chapter with the verse where he says "salvation is of the Jews".
Is Jesus the Jewish Messiah/Christ/Annointed One?
- The name Yeshua was found in the Torah in the Bible Skip Code.
- John the Baptist was given a sign of the Spirit resting on Jesus and a voice from heaven.
- Jewish astrologers discussed an ancient prophecy that the Messiah would be born when Jupiter and Saturn came to gether in Pisces. There was such a conjunction in 7/6 bc around about the time of Jesus' birth.
- Jesus fulfilled many prophecies including these:
preceeded by a forerunner/Elijah (Isa 40)
born of the tribe of Judah (Gen 49)
born of a virgin (seed of the woman in Genesis, Isa 7:14, Matt 1:18),
born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2),
slaughter of babies at Ramah,
a Nazarene (Judges, prophets),
entered Jerusalem riding on a colt (Zech 9, "Moses on Ass in Temple"),
appears 483 years after decree to restore Jerusalem (Daniel),
betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Genesis, Zech 11),
silent before accusers (Isa 53),
garments divided and lots cast for garment (Psalm 22)
no bone broken (Psalm 34),
passover lamb of God (Abel's sacrifice, Exodus passover),
sacrificed son of God (Abraham offers Isaac).
hanged on a cross/tree (Moses' Nehushtan serpent on cross),
buried with the rich (Isa 53).
3 days in the tomb (Jonah).
The chances/odds/probability of anyone fulfilling all these is pretty unlikely.
- The meanings of the names of the 10 patriarchs in Genesis from Adam to Noah are "man", "appointed", "mortal", "sorrow", "the blessed God", "shall come down", "teahcing", "his death shall bring", "despairing", "comfort".
- Jesus was annointed. The spirit came down like a dove above Jesus' head at his baptism. The woman poured oil/purfume on Jesus.
- The demons testified that Jesus was the son of God.
- Jesus performed many signs and miracles and healings.
- The baby John the Baptist leaped in the womb when the pregnant Mary came near.
- There has not "yet" ever been any other messiah to appear to the Jews, though there have been many who claimed to be the messiah during the last 2000 yrs, and though the bible warns that a false messiah or antichrist is going to come in the future.
- The name Yeshua has been related to y'mach/yimah sh'mo/shemo wezkhro/vezikhro/v'zichrono which can mean either "may his name & memory be praised" or "may his name & memory be striken/blotted-out".
- "The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God." Jesus said to him, "You have said it."" (Matt 26:54. John 10:34-36.)
"I know men and I tell you, Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour, millions would die for him." - Napoleon.
"I search in vain history to find similar to Jesus Christ, or anything which can approach the gospel. Neither history nor humanity, nor ages, nor nature, offer me anything with which I am able to compare it or to explain it. Here everything is extraordinary." - H. G. Wells, British writer, 1866-1946.
"By this test, Jesus stands first. I am a historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily the most dominant figure in all history. Christ is the most unique person of history. No man can write a history of the human race without giving first and foremost place to the penniless teacher of Nazareth." - H. G. Wells, British writer, 1866-1946.
Was Jesus "raised up as a spirit being"?
- The disciples saw Jesus (Luke 24:40; John 2:19, 29), you can't usually see spirits. "They will look on him who they pierced".
- The disciples touched and handled Jesus, and "a spirit has not flesh and bones". (Luke 24:39; John 20:27.)
- Jesus ate fish (Luke 24:43).
- Jesus breathed on them (John 20:22).
- The tomb was & is empty.
- "If Christ be not raised our faith is in vain".
- They heared him speak. You can't usually hear spirits speak.
- Jesus sat down at the right hand of the father, which seems like a body person not a spirt person.
- He is coming again but there is no mention of re-incarnation.
Did Jesus raise from the dead?
- The tomb was/is empty, no body has ever been found anywhere.
- "If Christ be not raised our faith is in vain".
- Jesus was seen by many witnesses: the 12 disciples/apostles saw him, and then over 500 brethren (1 Corinthians).
- Saul/Paul the Apostle saw/heard Jesus in a vision on the road to Damascus.
- Some other people have been raised from the dead, eg Lazarus.
- "you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful/holy one see decay" Psalm 16 & Acts 2.
- the woman poured perfume over Jesus which helped him not decay.
- Jesus had said/prophesied that he would be raised again on the 3rd day.
Is Jesus God or one with God?
- Pliny the Younger records that Christians sang a hymn to Christ as a god.
- Jesus said "I Am" (and they fell back).
- Jesus was/is called "Lord" (Adonai).
- Jesus is "the Word (of God)". John 1 says the Word was God.
- The abbreviation INRI of the words in the cross superscription is YHWH/JHVH in Hebrew.
- The name Jesus "God + salvation/saves" has Jhvh/God in it. The Arabic/Islamic name for Jesus is Isa which is similar to Isaiah which combines Isa & Yah.
- "Yehoshua/Jesus is Yhwh/Jhvh with an sh put in it"?
- Jesus made clay when he healed the blind man, like the Creator in Genesis.
- Jesus allowed people to worship him, but the bible says not to worship men/angels.
- Jesus is called the "Only begotten" "Son of (the most high) God". How can God have a son that is not also God too? "Son of God = incarnation of God". It can't be just be a direct creation of God, it is more than that.
Proverbs 30:4 "what is his son's name?"
"Declared to be the son of God ...." Romans 1:4.
"God ... has spoken to us in his son" (Hebrews 1:1-2).
Some demons/spirits cried out that Jesus was son of god.
Roman soldier at death of Jesus said "truly this was the son of god" and/or "a righteous man" (Matt 27:54; Mk 15:39).
"The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God." Jesus said to him, "You have said it."" (Matt 26:54. John 10:34-36.)
Jesus called God "Father".
Jesus had no wife or children or descendants (implying because he was God and his children would be God too).
- Jesus is called 'Emmanuel' "God with us".
- Jesus said ot the disciples/apostles "I am the father are One", "He who has seen me has seen the Father".
- Scribes and Pharisees tried to kill Jesus because of "blasphemy".
- Thomas said "my lord and my God!"
- Meanings of names of 10 patriarchs in Genesis "..., the Blessed God, shall come down, teaching, his death shall bring, despairing, comfort."
- "God was manifest in the flesh...." 1 Timothy 3:16.
- Jesus calmed the storm in the sea of Galilee and the apostles said "who is this that commands even the wind and the sea" implying a conection with God.
- "Christ Jesus: who, being in very nature God" (Philippians 2:5-5).
- "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9).
- "The son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being...." (Hebrews 1:3.)
- Jesus is called "the alpha and the omega". In Genesis it says "God" (the) "aleph and tau".
- Jesus is confirmed as one with God in this verse "For unto us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (9:7).
- Among the 99 names of Allah are quite a few which Jesus was also called or identifed as being in the New Testament including The Guide to the Right Path, The Guide/Way, The Light, The Heir / The Inheritor of All, The Originator, The First, The Emancipator, The Forgiver, The Last, Wahid "The Unique/Single", Ahad "The One", The Living, The Resurrector, The Truth/Reality, The Witness, The Living One, The Judge, The Bringer of Judgment, The Just, The Restrainer, Salaam "The Giver of Peace", Malik "The King/Lord/Master".
- "who is this who forgives sins, none but God can".
- "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). "through whom he (Jesus) also made the universe" (Hebrews 1:2). "Jesus Christ, by who are all things, and we exist through him" (1 Cor 8:5-7).
- Jesus came from heaven/above (John 6:38; 8:23). Jesus existed before he was born ("before Abraham was I Am", "from ancient times" Micah 5:2, "in the beginning" John 1, "where do you come from" said Pilate). But Jesus is not an angel: "For to which of the angels did God ever say, "you are my son; today I have become your Father"" etc. (Hebrews 1:5 etc).
- The spirit of God and the spirit of Christ seem to be the same in Romans 8:9.
Is God 3 in 1?
- God says "We/Us/Our" in Genesis 1 & 2. Allah also says we/us/our in the Koran.
- Elohim "God" is plural.
- In the verse the says "God is One" the word for one is Ehad which is plural like union/unity not singular like one alone.
- "God is love", how can you have love with one all alone?
- The holy of holies is alternatively the place of the 3 holy ones.
- "holy holy holy" in Revelation.
- 3 nails in the crucifixion?
- Jesus cried 'Eloi Eloi' "my God my God", which might imply the Father and the Spirit?
- Trinity of Kether Binah Hokhmah in the Cabala confirms trinity?
- The Lord bless you and keep you verse that has "the Lord" three times.
- "Father, Son, Holy Spirit" Matthew 28:19.
- "the Father, the Word and the Spirit, and these 3 are 1" (1 John 5:7-8).
- Psalm 110: "the Lord said to my Lord"?
- Man is made in image of "God". Body, Soul, Spirit.
- Triads in the natural world / creation.
3 lobes of the brain.
3 dimensions.
"space, matter, energy"?
3 states of matter: solid, liquid, gas.
- "Allah has 2 right hands"? = 2 persons or 3 hands?
- Triads in gentile mythologies also seem to confirm the biblical "trinity", eg:
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva (Indian).
- There is also a false trinity of the Dragon, the Sea Beast and the Earth Beast in Revelation.
- The papacy has a false trinity of White Pope (father), Jesuit Black Pope (Jesus the son) and Red Pope.
- 3 letters in YHWH.
Did Jesus have brothers? (Did Mary have other children?)
"But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to her firstborn son" Matthew 1:25 (implies Joseph did know Mary afterwards.)
"While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him. One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."" 12:46-47.
"Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? Aren't all of his sisters with us?" Matthew 13:55-56.
"His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and (your sisters) are outside looking for you."" Mark 3:31-32.
"Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?"" Mark 6:3.
"His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd. It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."" 8:19.
"After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days." 2:12.
"His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do. For no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world." For even his brothers didn't believe in him. ....
But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret." 7:3-10.
"All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers." Acts 1:14.
"But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother." Galatians 1:19.
"To the lady chosen by God and to her children" 2 John 1 (this may be written to Mary who Jesus entrusted to John at the Cross?)
It is not certain which James and which Mary is refered to in the verses which say "Mary the mother of James ((the less) and (of) Joses)" in 27:56 & 16:1 & 24:10.
The James ossuary inscription says "James brother of Jesus, son of Joseph".
Is Jesus Melchizedek?
While it is true that Pslams and Hebrews does imply that Jesus is our great high priest after the order of Melchizedek, and is a king like Melchizedek, it doesn't seem to be true that the historical Melchizedek in Genesis was Jesus (as the pre-incarnation angel of the Lord). Melchizedek in Genesis seemsto have been a real human being. Even though his parents are not mentioned this doesn't mean he didn't have any parents. Genesis gives no indication of Melchizedek being an angel or the Lord. The opinion that Melchizedek is probably Shem is supported by the seeming evidence. Jesus is thus a descendant of Shem/Melchizedek.
So on the one hand Jesus is a 2nd Melchizedek or the one greater Melchizedek, but on the other hand he is not the historical Melchizedek of Genesis.
Were papists, King Arthur, Robin Hood, Christmas, Mormons, etc christians?
Some of these people were/are indeed claimed to be Christians in early source texts.
Arthur is said to have carried the image of Mary & cross of Christ at Guinnion and/or Badon in the HB & AC.
Robin Hood is said to have been a devotee of God and the son of God and Mary and Mary Magdalene in the Little Geste.
These people might have been real Christians.
However, they might not have been real christian. We need to be be aware that some Roman sources seem to have falsely combined Christian names/persons with non-Christian names/persons. For example the early popes list seems to really subtly match the list of Roman emperors, eg pope Alexander matches Trajan who has 3 associations with the name Alexander, and pope Pius 1 matches Antoninus Pius. So in sources written by these people the "(Lord) Jesus (Christ)" probably really either Zeus or Jupiter Capitol (same 2 initials etc) or Julius Caesar (same 2 initials, comet-star, Divus Julius, etc) or Augustus (Divi Filius "son of God") or Claudius.
Revelation in the bible confirms that christians need to come out of the harlot Babylon who seems to be a type of Rome and of false mixed religion. Since the synod of Whitby in 664 to recent years the popists have been tricking christians into believing the pope has the keys or authority of Peter of Matthew 16. A popish forum poster said to me "beware of your paster, the Vatican sent out many Jesuits as false church pastors".
However, when things are secret or subtle it is very hard to be sure of whether something is true or not.
Having said that, there may be true Christians in all churches/denominiations/sects. There are good and bad people in all religions and political groups etc.
The bible gives a number of evidences for who is or is not a christian or messianic including by their fruits you shall know them, those who bow, those who keep his commandments, they love one another, they do not just say, they have faith with works, not good and evil coming out of same mouth, if they confess Jesus.
Was Ron Wyatt a fraud/liar?
There are certainly claims of critics that Ron Wyatt was a liar or fraud. There are some dubious things in some of Wyatt's discoveries claims. However, alot of the things like the site of the Ark of the Covenant are hard to prove either way and they have not been either proven or disproven despite claims they have been. Some of Wyatt's discoveries like the one of Joseph in Egypt have actually been independently proven right by other scholars like myself.
What is the correct spelling/pronounciation of Jesus' name?
Jesus is an English-Latin version of the name Iesous in the Greek New Testament. Jesus was a Jew/Israelite/Hebrew, and he spoke Aramaic and I'm not sure what the Aramaic version of the name was. Some Jews did speak Greek at the time. The name Jesus is the same name as Joshua and Jeshua in the Old Testament. Messianics say the correct Hebrew version is Yeshua, and this name is found in the Torah using the skip code, though nonmessianic/nonchristian Jews dispute that this is the correct Hebrew name for Jesus. Some say Jesus is the same person as Yeishu ha-Notzri in the Talmud, though some scholars say it is not certain that these 2 persons are the same person. Some messianic christians claim the name is Yashua which is similar to their Yahua version of Jehovah/Yahweh. The Arabic/Moslem version of Jesus is Isa/Issa.
God knows all languages and he probably doesn't mind people using their own nation's language version of Jesus' name.
Some of my references/sources include:
The Holy Bible.
New Testament Apocrypha.
Josephus.
Grant Jeffrey 'Signature of God'.
Daily Mail 'Focus on Fact No 4 The Story of Christmas'.
Wikipedia.
Werner Keller 'Bible as History'.
Chuck Missler '66 40', Radio Rhema.
The Quran/Koran.
Alice Parmelee 'A Guide Book to the Bible'.
Brooks & Robertson 'The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error 1', Moody Bible Institute.
Cory 'The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error 2', Moody Bible Institute.
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society 'Good News from God'.
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society 'What Can the Bible Teach
Us?'
New World Translation.
Ron Wyatt.
Alan Millard 'Treasures from Bible Times'.
'Aquarian Gospel'.
'Book of Mormon'.
Talmud.
'Judaism is not Christianity minus Jesus' facebook group/page.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Hayyim be Yehoshua 'Refuting Missionaries'.
Ahavat Elohim messianic forum.
