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What was Jesus’s Real Name?


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Jesus’ name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua. So how did we get the name “Jesus”? And is “Christ” a last name? Watch the episode to find out!

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Written and Hosted By: Danielle Bainbridge
Graphics By: Noelle Smith
Edited By: Linda Huang and Mike Petrow
Fact Check: Sarah Edwards
Produced By: Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)


Works Cited

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2008/12/happy_birthday_dear_yeshua_happy_birthday_to_you.html

https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/columnists/god-squad/god-squad-how-jesus-christ-got-his-name-1.12863789

\"Jesus, n.\". OED Online. March 2018. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/101162?redirectedFrom=jesus.

\"Christ, n.\". OED Online. March 2018. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/32427?redirectedFrom=christ

Liddell, Henry George. Scott, Robert. 1811-1898. A Greek-English Lexicon. 8th ed., rev. throughout. Oxford: The Clarendon press; [etc.], 1929.

http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/printedbooksNew/index.cfm?TextID=kjbible&PagePosition=1219

https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/12/jesus.html


Special thanks to: Bart Ehrman, Luke Timothy Johnson, Russ Spittler and Grant Wacker who provided insights during the fact checking process for this episode.


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