Re: Is the name "Jesus" a form of "Jason"?

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From: Peter T. Daniels
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 00:00

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Mark Schaefer wrote:
> 
> The name 'Yeshua' appears in the Old Testament as well (the name of a
> priest returning from the Exile).  It is usually spelled Jeshua in English
> Bibles.  I suppose English translators *could* have rendered Jesus' name
> as Jeshua, but perhaps the association with Greek, or the Latin of the
> Roman CHurch was too strong.

No, "Jeshua" wouldn't be an accurate rendering of the *Greek* name that
was the only form available whenever the form "Jesus" first entered
English.
-- 
Peter T. Daniels					grammatim@worldnet.att.net

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Subject: Re: Is the name "Jesus" a form of "Jason"?
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