The name Jesus

[Once4all]

Why does the NT transliterate the Greek Iēsous as "Jesus" when it uses the more correct "Joshua" elsewhere in the NT for the same Greek name?

Luke 3:29
Acts 7:45
Hebrews 4:8

Was the name "Jesus" invented simply to differentiate the OT Joshua from the NT Messiah?

(I've read the explanations of how "Jesus" is derived; that's not what this is about.)

[Morris]

Very interesting topic and something I've never looked into before.

Nov 10, 2010 13:29:45 GMT -5 Once4all said:

(I've read the explanations of how "Jesus" is derived; that's not what this is about.)

Do you have a link to info on this. I'd be quite interested in reading on this. Thanks.

[Once4all]

Nov 10, 2010 15:48:56 GMT -5 Morris said:

Very interesting topic and something I've never looked into before.

Nov 10, 2010 13:29:45 GMT -5 Once4all said:

(I've read the explanations of how "Jesus" is derived; that's not what this is about.)

Do you have a link to info on this. I'd be quite interested in reading on this. Thanks.

Here are a few links I already had bookmarked and some just searched. They might be biased one way or the other, depending on if the author thinks "Jesus" shouldn't be used or if the author thinks it's OK.

www.seekgod.ca/htwhatsinaname.htm
www.evangelicaloutreach.org/yeshua.htm
www.eliyah.com/nameson.htm
www.thenazareneway.com/yeshua_jesus_real_name.htm
www.plim.org/JesusOrigin.htm

[Morris]

Thanks for the links, Bev. I'll review them as a get time. (I'm so busy with work right now, which is good).

[Once4all]

Nov 12, 2010 11:55:02 GMT -5 Morris said:

Thanks for the links, Bev. I'll review them as a get time. (I'm so busy with work right now, which is good).

I should not have posted so many links! I don't think you need to review them all. I just didn't take the time to figure out which one was the most informative. Sorry 'bout that!