THERE IS LOT OF DEPTH AND MEANING TO THE NAME OF JESUS
The name of Jesus as we simply and plainly know is from the Western world with their Culture, Colour and Conditioning added to it. Jesus was not from the Western part of our Globe. Jesus was an Easterner or more accurately from the tumultuous and turmoil filled Middle East, called today as an Independent Country of Israel & Palestine.
The name, Jesus is anglicized or converted to the English language, which has no added meaning to it. In the ancient times, when children were born in the Middle Eastern countries it was common to name a child with a Meaningful name. Every persons name had an extended meaning to it, which everyone commonly and easily knew. That was the purpose of a persons name. To identify his family or background or Genealogy or his family work or whatever.
The name, Jesus is anglicized or converted to the English language, which has no added meaning to it. In the ancient times, when children were born in the Middle Eastern countries it was common to name a child with a Meaningful name. Every persons name had an extended meaning to it, which everyone commonly and easily knew. That was the purpose of a persons name. To identify his family or background or Genealogy or his family work or whatever.
So how does one know what was Jesus actually called or named by his parents or by what name was he popularly known when he walked the earth? To do so one has to go to the Original languages that the Bible was actually handwritten in. They were: Hebrew, Common Greek and Aramaic.
Jesus was a Jew. He was born in Jewish Culture to parents who were dedicated & devoted Jews that is Mary and Joseph.
In Hebrew, this ancient Master was called Yahshua which means YAHWEH is my Salvation. Or Yahweh is Salvation. Due to an ancient SUPERSTITION that is still practiced today by modern scholars and learned men, so as NOT to take the name of the Almighty God in Vain or uselessly, People have started using Adonai LORD and Elohim (GOD) in Caps to represent the Hebrew Personal name of the Jewish Almighty God that is YAHWEH. The root of the name Yahweh means the self-existent one. The, I AM THAT I AM. or The, I WILL BECOME WHAT I CHOOSE.
Yahshua means literally, Yahweh is Salvation. By just accurately using the Hebrew name Yashua communicates that Jesus that is Yahshua is not ALMIGHTY GOD but even the name of Jesus in the original language directed Salvation to the Almighty God Yahweh in Heaven and not the messenger who preached about that same God.
***** Note that Joshua = Yoshua or Yahushua because there is no "J" sound in Hebrew. The letter "J" is only about 500 years old and isn't even found in the original 1611 King James Version.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the Messiah's name never was "Jesus" and that the name "Jesus" is actually an invention of man.
In the King James Version of the scriptures, we find an interesting problem in its translation:
Acts 7:44(KJV) Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. 45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
Isn't this scripture referring to Joshua, son of Nun rather than the Savior? Yes. Here is another instance...
Hebr 4:7 (KJV) Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
Again, the context reveals that this scripture is referring to Joshua, the son of Nun and not the Messiah. All other translations put "Joshua" here. Why then is it translated 'Jesus'? The answer lies in the Greek/Latin corruption of the Messiah's original Hebrew name. Originally, the name of the Messiah was , pronounced Yashua. This is the Messiah's original name. When the Gentiles tried to transliterate His name into Greek, they came up with ihsoun or "Iesous". But originally in the Hebrew which is . When Iesous was transliterated into Latin, it became "Iesus", which was then carried over into English it became our modern day "Jesus" when the letter "J" developed.
Therefore, the reason the King James Version has "Jesus" in those two verses is because the Messiah's name is actually the same name as Joshua, Son of Nun... correctly pronounced "Yahshua". It is quite evident that the modern form "Jesus" doesn't even remotely resemble the original name that the disciples were praying in, baptizing in and receiving so much criticism for preaching in.
Smith's Bible Dictionary:
"Jesus Christ ---- The name Jesus means Savior, and was a common name, derived from the ancient Hebrew Jehoshua."
"Jesus Christ ---- The name Jesus means Savior, and was a common name, derived from the ancient Hebrew Jehoshua."
A dictionary of the Bible, by James Hastings
"Jesus -- The Greek form of the name Joshua or Jeshua. Jeshua ---- Yahweh is Salvation or Yahweh is opulence."
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion:
"Jesus (The Name) --- Matthew's gospel explains it as symbolic of His mission, 'For he will save His people from their sins.' This agrees with the popular meaning as 'Yahweh saves...' " p.1886
Catholic Encyclopedia:
"The Sacred Name ---- The word Jesus is the Latin form of the Greek "Iesous" which in turn is the transliteration of the Hebrew Jeshua, or Joshua, or again Jehoshua, meaning 'Jehovah is Salvation' " Vol. 8, p. 374
It can be concluded then, that "Jesus" was not the Messiah's name when He walked the earth. That is the purpose of this study. Yahshua is the true name of the Messiah or of the Christ or of the Saviour.