...courtesy of Mom.
"During Jesus' time, Jewish people had only a first name, not a last name. A person would be distinguished from others with the same name by identifying the town they lived in. So, Jesus became "Jesus of Nazareth."
If several men in Nazareth were named Jesus, they were further distinguished by identifying their father. Thus, Jesus would be called, "Jesus, son of Joseph".
The word "christ" is not part of Jesus' name.
"Anointed" was a title used for a person specially chosen and blessed by God. The aramaic word for "anointed" is messiah. The Greek word is christos.
Since the gospels were written in Greek, it is the Greek form that has come down to us" Jesus Christ ("Jesus the Anointed One")."
~Thanks for the insight Mom!
ramdom quips and musings of daily life bobbing on the sea of ambiguity... "Yes, The story with the animals is the better story". "Thank you. And so it goes with God"
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7 comments:
I can not believe my assertion is that Jesus's last name is "the lord" was not considered!
Don't take us posting Mom's answer as a rejection of yours. Simply put, Mom doesn't seem to grasp how to post a comment to a blog.
Chalk one up to jdubya. While the response lacked the theological insight of mom's sage wisdom, it really wasn't too far off of the mark!
-P
I guess I should stop being so damn defensive.
As an aside, I have a friend who told me he was afraid to comment. What is so scary about hitting that button? I know none of you wise acres have any problem doing that.
Ok, youse guys. I will leave my comment here. The reason I haven't is because I'm too busy being retired to take the time to sign up for a Google accoount, not that I don't grasp the concept! :)
OK you smarties - the reason I didn't post my comment is that I am too busy being retired to bother to open a google account. Now that I have, watch out!
Heh, the funniest part about "mom's" last post is that the first one was done anonymously :)
-P
Heh, the funniest part about "mom's" last post is that the first one was done anonymously :)
-P
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