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

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From: John Woodgate
Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 00:00

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In article <slrn6l6umo.iv.gpn@nievin.mnsinc.com>, GarrettZilla
<gpn@nievin.mnsinc.com> writes
>And I have a followon question: Why did the name "Jesus" come down to us in a
>Romanized form, where Mary, Joseph, et. al. did not?

Well, it's not quite like that, is it. The Latin forms are Jesus, Maria
and Josephus. While English forms of teh latter two are easily formed
and thus exist, it is difficult to anglicize 'Jesus'. Of course, in USA,
there is no problem - Jeez! (;-)
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