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What is the meaning of the name Yeshua?
to deliver
Yeshua in Hebrew is a verbal derivative from “to rescue”, “to deliver”. Among the Jews of the Second Temple period, the Biblical Aramaic/Hebrew name יֵשׁוּעַ, Yēšūaʿ was common: the Hebrew Bible mentions several individuals with this name – while also using their full name Joshua.
Is Yeshua and Jesus the same person?
Due to the numerous translations, the Bible has undergone, “Jesus” is the modern term for the Son of God. His original Hebrew name is Yeshua, which is short for yehōshu’a. It can be translated to ‘Joshua,’ according to Dr. Michael L.
What does Yeshu mean?
YESHU (remember, this is an acronym, meaning “may his name be blotted out”, referring to the scroll of life). A rabbinic word-play, from the original Hebrew words: “Yemach Shmo u’Zikro”. The Talmud records Yahusha’s Name as “YESHU” (seen in modern translations as JESCHU), a form which denigrates Him and promotes the “secret” acronym’s meaning.
Why didn’t the Jews give Yeshua his real name?
Some studies say his real (Aramaic) name is Eashoa or Isho. They also teach that Yeshua was deliberately derogative and had a meaning of (may his name be blotted out). Because Jews did not want to speak his real name with any respect. There is obviously many different opinions on this subject but a worthwhile study.
Why did Maimonides use the name Yeshua for Jesus?
He uses the name Yeshua for Jesus (an attested equivalent of the name unlike Yeshu) and follows it with HaNotzri showing that regardless of what meaning had been intended in the Talmudic occurrences of this term, Maimonides understood it as an equivalent of Nazarene.
What happened to Yeshu in the Bible?
Here, Yeshu is a sorcerer who has enticed other Jews to apostasy. A herald is sent to call for witnesses in his favour for forty days before his execution. No one comes forth and in the end he is stoned and hanged on the eve of Passover. His five disciples, named Matai, Nekai, Netzer, Buni, and Todah, are then tried.