What is up with the different spellings of Jesus?
 

More and more I'm seeing people abandon use of Jesus in favor if Yeshua, and several other alternative spellings.

What is that all about? Do people think its more accurate? Is it just a fad?

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It's a fad.

Just wait until the NEXT big revelation hits. :)

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Im not aware of anyone here who has abandoned the name of Jesus. Yeshua is more accurate because it is the Hebrew name he was born with given through the angel Gabriel. Jesus is the English version of the name.

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I"m English. I speak English. Therefore, actually, for someone who speaks English Jesus is the more accurate name. If my native language were Hebrew then Yeshua would be more accruate for me.

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:thumbsup

He know His name, in any language.

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I think Joshua is more accurate.

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Those aren't alternative spellings. They are His name in the original Aramaic He was named in

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So why the Aramaic over the Jesus that we use in English? Just personal preference?

Also, names don't translate, so it has to be pronounced the same.

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Where does the idea they have to be pronounced the same come from? The concept is called "transliteration". The reason its not perfect is different languages many times dont contain the same sounds. So the intention is perfectly logical and innocent. Its just it cannot happen.

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So does this mean its wrong to call the Lord by any language except the one you speak? I like to call him Yesu also. Many languages use that.

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Mat 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Jesus Emmanuel Christ?

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Because they feel like it. But some believe you are lost if you don't use His Aramaic name in prayer and baptism

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Oh wow! People sure like their rules. Don't they??

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Hyper "Apostolica"....

We stressed such a dependence on "the name" these guys took it to the extreme..

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No one on this Forum believes that. However most here do believe you can enter the kingdom of Heaven without overcoming sin! Wow!

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I'm not sure where the idea came from, but in my study of languages one thing that was stressed is that names do not translate. Now, it may be that people in another land don't have the ability to speak certain sounds and a name may be pronounced slightly different due to accent/dialect, but every effort is made to preserve the pronunciation of names.

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Yes if a language has the Hebrew sounds it is preferable to use them. English does. Thats why I use "Yeshua".

Are you saying he was called Jesus while he was here?

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Of course names translate. Where did you read that?

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I'm saying he was called something that sounded similarly to Jesus, yes.

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Proper names do NOT translate. You can read that in a blue million places. John is John wether in the US, Italy, Ukraine, etc.

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Michael, Miguel, Michelle,Mikhail, etc.

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Hey, why are you worried about the different spellings of Jesus. Very little else on AFF is speelled right!!! For instance.... how many folks have misspelled "altar" by spelling it "alter?" :heeheehee Yes! I am aware we are talking about different things. I'm not that stupid! :foottap :happydance

Been Thinkin

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believe it or not, there are folks out there that take themselves very seriously.

some of them believe that if you call him Jesus, you believe in ANOTHER GOD. They think you have to have the spelling right and the hebrew pronunciation right or you got the wrong god.

im not sure how using english spelling for Yashua qualifies them.... but...err... never let facts get in the way with sending people to hell huh?

LOL.

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I wonder what the Klingon word for Jesus is.... And if you were to be baptized in that name, would it count?

If "JESUS" was good enough for Paul and Silas, it's good enough for me.

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Then give us a scholarly blue million quote

BTW
John English
Juan Spanish
Yohan Hebrew
Jevan Welsh
Giovanni Italian
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_(given_name)
You don't know what you are talking about

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Yeshua Hebrew
Iesous Greek
Iesus Latin
Jesus English

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I might add that the "s" at the end of Iesous is added by Greek grammer rules. The name in Greek would be Iesou pronounced as Yay soo.

I have read that when Tyndale translated his original English from Greek version he dropped the "s" as did the next several early English versions.

They were using Yesu pronounced as Yay soo.

The name Jesus was not known in those days.