Article The Arabic name of Jesus عيسى >ysy has perplexed scholars since the be- ginning of source-critical studies of the Qur’an. It cannot be derived directly from any Northwest Semitic source, neither the Hebrew/yēšûa, nor the Syriac حمد in either its West/yešū/ or East /išō/ vocalizations, nor can it be explained by appealing to Greek…

Article Some Jews believed that the future messiah would be a great prophet like Moses, others a high priest like Aaron, and most of the people expected a king like David who would come and restore the kingdom of Israel. In the late Second Temple Period arose a messianic movement, and many leaders claimed this…

Article It used to be a scholarly consensus that he was crucified on April 7th, year 30. Of course, not everybody agrees with this view. Some favour the year 30 without specifying the precise day or month (G. Theissen and A. Merz, The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide (London: SCM, 1998), 160). E. P. Sanders…

The inspired wise person is thought to be crazy: “His family came to take Jesus away, because [people were saying] ‘He’s out of his mind.’” [Mark 3:21] “[The wise man] is scolded by the common people, who regard him as mad and do not know that he is inspired.” [Plato, Phaedrus 249C-D] “[Jesus:] If anyone…

Although there are some who deny that Jesus spoke any language other than Aramaic, there is a growing number of scholars who recognize that Jesus certainly spoke Aramaic but probably also spoke Greek on occasion. Most scholars do not wish to attempt to identify such episodes, even if they recognize it as possible that Jesus…

Why weren’t his followers crucified when Jesus was crucified? “The cross is, first and foremost, mass control. “Despite knowing that Jesus and his immediate followers are harmless, Pontius Pilate crucifies Jesus as ‘king’ to convince this rebellious crowd of their messiah.” (Paula Fredriksen) “In crucifying criminals, the most frequently used means are chosen where the…

Evidence Against It Tabor’s discussion of Pantera’s name is, frankly, confused and confusing, as he seems to either mix up or interpret in unusual ways the elements of his name. Tabor’s comments on the name Pantera are also in need of correction. The name (either a cognomen or an agnomen) is plainly a Greek moniker…

Good debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjYmpwbHEA (Bart Ehrman makes the same point)

“Christ” Biblically means ‘Anointed’. That’s why multiple figures including Kings & Prophets in the OT are referred with this Title. Lookup Psalm 18:50; 105:15 & Isaiah 45:1 From Greek Χριστός (Christos) meaning “anointed”, derived from χρίω (chrio) meaning “to anoint”. This was a name applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. It is a translation…

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