# Christ's Middle Name

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christs-middle-name/101992>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 5, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christs-middle-name/101992 "2002-04-05T13:59:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christs-middle-name/101992/21 "2002-04-26T18:11:56Z")

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Aren’t we talking about a period in history where middle names weren’t really used? I don’t think Jews used last names for centuries after the time Jesus supposedly lived. (Hopefully someone out there can clear that up.)

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