Jesus's name

[llynglas]

I don’t want to discuss the validity (or otherwise) of Christianity. But I do have a question about the possibly historical figure of Jesus.

Do we know his birth name? From what I can tell the name “Jesus” is a Greek name. I suspect a Jew born around the year 1CE would have a Hebrew name. If he does have a Hebrew name, do Jewish people still use it, or has it’s appropriation into Christianity marred it in some way?

[KneadToKnow]

Cecil’s answer.

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[zev_steinhardt]

*Originally posted by llynglas *
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Do we know his birth name? From what I can tell the name “Jesus” is a Greek name. I suspect a Jew born around the year 1CE would have a Hebrew name. If he does have a Hebrew name, do Jewish people still use it, or has it’s appropriation into Christianity marred it in some way? **

There are a number of opinions as to what Jesus’ birth name was. The most popular one is Y’hoshua (Joshua). It is still a common name among Jews today (although because of the original Joshua, not Jesus).

Zev Steinhardt

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