Given the recent craze on social media among wild-eyed Evangelicals, Judeo-Christians and even some Catholics replacing the name of Jesus with 'Yeshua,' we decided to find out if there's a basis for their claims.<br /><br />Episode hosted by Presbyter Darren Kelama and produced in association with the Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies (ISSN: 3068-8469).<br /><br />Ἰησοῦς = Jesus<br />Pronunciation: Approximately "ee-AY-soos" or "yay-SOOS," with the emphasis typically on the second syllable ("SOOS").<br /><br />Koine Greek alphabet:<br />https://greekforall.com/learn-biblica...<br /><br />Marcionite Church Inscription:<br />Συναγωγή Μαρκιωνιστῶν κώμης Λεβάβων τοῦ κυρίου καὶ<br />σωτῆος Ἰησοῦ Χρηστοῦ, προνοίᾳ Παύλου πρεσβυτέρου, τοῦ<br />λχ' ἔτους ("Meeting house of the Marcionites of the village of Lebaba of the Lord and Savior Jesus the Good, under the oversight of Paul the elder.")<br /><br />Marcionite inscription episode:<br /> • The 'Jesus Rock' of Syria: Revealing Unedi... <br />Other Christian inscriptions:<br /> • 'Pure Christianity' Hidden in Ancient Amul... <br />The Very First Bible (free ebook):<br />https://www.theveryfirstbible.org/<br />Presbyter Monnet (French Pontiate):<br /> / @eglisemarcionite <br />Marcionite Church:<br />https://www.marcionitechurch.org/<br />Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies:<br />https://journal.pre-nicene.org/<br />Crystal, D. (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge University Press.<br />Fine, S. (2016). The Menorah: From the Bible to Modern Israel. Harvard University Press.<br />Harnack, A. (1924). Marcion: The Gospel of the Alien God. Translated by J.E. Steely. Wipf and Stock.<br />Hurtado, L.W. (2006). The Earliest Christian Artifacts. Eerdmans.<br />Israel Antiquities Authority. (2024). Megiddo Prison Mosaic Excavation Report.<br />Lanciani, R. (1857). Pagan and Christian Rome. Houghton Mifflin.<br />Le Bas, P., & Waddington, W.H. (1860s). Inscriptions Grecques et Latines. Firmin Didot.<br />Metzger, B.M. (1992). The Text of the New Testament. Oxford University Press.<br />Neusner, J. (1999). Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine. University of Chicago Press.<br />Ramsay, J.B. (1903). The Life and Works of Abercius. Oxford University Press.<br /><br />Donate and support the channel:<br />https://pre-nicene.org/Donate.html
