Re: [AUXLANG] We do but jest, poison in jest,

Cathy Whitlock wrote:

> Wasn't Jesus such a common name at that time that Jesus Christ was
refferred
> to as "Jesus of Nazareth" as to distinguish Him from all the
others?

At least two people in the book of Acts alone were named Jesus.  One
was named Bar-Jesus (son of Jesus), and he was a sorcerer.  Also, the
Deuterocanonical book of Sirach (a.k.a. Ecclesiasticus) was written by
a man named Jesus bar-Sirach.

The name Jesus is the Greek version of the Aramaic version of a Hebrew
name, Y@hoshua` (the OT name Joshua), meaning "YHWH saves".  Aramaic
has Y@shua`.  The name Jesús is very common among Spanish-speaking
peoples, and Arabs are often named _`i:sa_; Jesus of course is one of
the great prophets in Islam.

Incidentally, Mary was a very common name in Roman-occupied Israel.
The name comes from Hebrew _marah_, meaning "bitterness".  (An
indication of the sad state for the Jews and for Israel under the thumb
of the Caesars.)  The Hebrew version of the name is Miryam, and the
Aramaic and Arabic rendering is Maryam -- another very common Islamic
name.

For obvious reasons, Mary is one of the most common female names in
Christianity regardless of sect or denomination.

117.

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