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Is Messiah's Name Yeshua or Jesus
By: Dan Corner at Evangelical Outreach
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Jesus or Yeshua -- What Is Messiah's Name?
https://twitter.com/vrijdenkend/status/1253238239105822720
By: Dan Corner at Evangelical Outreach
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Jesus or Yeshua -- What Is Messiah's Name?
https://twitter.com/vrijdenkend/status/1253238239105822720
What is the Messiah's name? Approximately 30 years ago, I first started to notice the word Yeshua being used in place of the name Jesus. As far as I can remember, I had never heard anyone using the Hebraic word, Yeshua, even suggest that Jesus is not correct.
They used these as though they were both equally correct to identify Messiah, the Savior from Nazareth. That seemingly equal status, however, that I thought existed has drastically changed over the years as the following emails we have received will prove.
Furthermore, the same type of materials are found on the world wide web & therefore there is much misinformation being circulated about the term Yeshua, as well as the precious holy saving name of Jesus. Please notice the following emails:
Actual Emails Containing FALSE Information About The Name Jesus & Yeshua:
"Good to hear from you, & hopefully you are reading & learning the Hebraic ways of G-d. Yeshua is the recognized Hebraic name for the one who never left Israel, or ever taught outside of his land of birth.
"Jesus," is of Greek origin, & in actuality derived from the pagan source of Isus ....
Instead of the false name "Jesus," which evidence suggests has pagan origins, I use Messiah's actual Hebrew name, Yeshua/Yahshua (Yay-shoo-ah or Yah-shoo-ah).
The name of Messiah is a separate issue, since we know FOR CERTAIN that his name is NOT "Jesus"; thus, a false name for Messiah is DEFINITELY being knowingly promoted. I use "Yeshua" & "Yahshua" interchangeably"
If we read no further, it should now be apparent that at least some of the people who use Yeshua look down on, to say the least, the usage of Jesus. To them it has pagan roots & is a false name! To such Jesus is not Messiah!
More False Information About Jesus Real Name & Yeshua:
Next we have the following question & supplied answer from the web:
Next we have the following question & supplied answer from the web:
Question: Where did the name "Jesus" come from if his real name is Yeshua?
[Answer] The Bible was not written in English. What we read in English today are translations from other languages. The "New Testament" was written in Greek.
Hence, the name "Jesus" is found nowhere in the Scriptures - it is a translation of the Greek name "Iesous" (pronounced "[ee]yeh-sooce"). "Iesous" came over into the Latin "Jesu" (pronounced "yehsoo") & finally into English as "Jesus."
So in the most technical sense, saying "Jesus" is saying a twice-removed translation of the name we find in the "New Testament" Scriptures.
So now we are presented with another attack on the holy name of Jesus. Again, this person is teaching:
"Iesous" came over into the Latin "Jesu" (pronounced "yehsoo") & finally into English as "Jesus." So in the most technical sense, saying "Jesus" is saying a twice-removed translation of the name we find in the "New Testament" Scriptures.
Anyone with even a most basic understanding of the New Testament Scriptures & how the original Greek language was translated into English knows the fallacy of the above authoritative declaration.
In contrast to what some so-called Messianic Jews are teaching, our English translation of the New Testament did NOT come from the Hebrew or the Latin!
The New Testament was translated directly from the Greek & the Old Testament directly from the Hebrew & Aramaic. Hence, our English NT translation is not a twice-removed translation of the name or anything else.
The same source went on & wrote about what they call the evolution of the name of Jesus from Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English.
Sometimes rubbish, like that statement, is found on the web, so beware dear reader. https://twitter.com/SouledOutWorld/status/1224033457640263680
It seems that these present-day Yeshua people are similar to Paul before he became a Christian, who stated that at that time I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth (Acts 26:9). https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/act/26/9/s_1044009
Shockingly, on one of these Yeshua sites, the following is given for Mat 1:20-21, but without mentioning what version: https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/mat/1/20/s_930020
Yosef (Joseph), son of David, do not be afraid to take Miryam home with you as your wife; for what has been conceived in her is from the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit).
