Bro. Seagraves said:
If a person is not familiar with the Hebrew language, it may seem that Yahshua and Yeshua’ are the same. They are not. Yahshua is an invented non-word., without meaning. It never appears in the inspired Hebrew text of the Old Testament. Yeshua’ and Yehoshua’ both appear in the Old Testament. The name of Moses’ successor was originally Hoshea’, the Hiphil infinitive form of yasha’ which means “salvation.” But Moses changed his name to Yehoshua’. (See
Numbers 13:16.) During the exile, Yehoshua’ was shortened to Yeshua’. (See
Ezra 3:2). The translation of Yeshua’ in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures quoted most frequently in the New Testament, is identical to the spelling in the New Testament. (See
Revelation 22:16).
Me:
Yes I agree Yeshua is the accurate name. But which sounds closer to Yeshua? Yahshua or Jesus? The only difference in
PRONOUNCIATION between Yeshua and Yahshua is between an "eh" sound and an "ah" sound. Very little difference. Much closer than Jesus.
Also Seagraves says Yahshua is a
MADE UP word. So thats the end of the story right?
Actually the name we are using
TODAY in English for Jesus is
NOT the same word English people used for him up till after 1611. I own a 1611 English Bible and Jesus does not appear in it one time! For a longer period of time than we have been using Jesus our English forefathers were using Iesus.
I ask which one was/is right? If one of them is right then one of them must be
MADE UP in Seagraves way of thinking.
Which is the true English name?
Again I am not trying to speak against using the name of Jesus. I have used it more on these boards than I use Yeshua. I honor it the highest name in the English language.
Im just pointing out some of the double standard some are promoting in the issue.