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Jesus (/ ˈ dʒ iː z ə s /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (ישוע). [1] [2] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua.
In some books, the incipit begins "In the Name of Jesus", rather than "At the Name of Jesus". [7] This is said to be a response to correspondence sent by the hymnwriter's family to the editors of Church Hymns (1903), expressing a wish for the text to follow the wording of the 1881 Revised Version of the Bible, rather than the 1611 Authorized ...
"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" is a Christian hymn. The hymn has been called the "National Anthem of Christendom ". [ 1 ] The lyrics, written by Edward Perronet , first appeared in the November, 1779 issue of the Gospel Magazine , which was edited by the author of " Rock of Ages ", Augustus Toplady .
In Eastern Christianity, the most widely used Christogram is a four-letter abbreviation, ΙϹ ΧϹ—a traditional abbreviation of the Greek words for 'Jesus Christ' (i.e., the first and last letters of each of the words ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ, with the lunate sigma 'Ϲ' common in medieval Greek), [23] and written with titlo (diacritic ...
For centuries, Christians have invoked the Holy Name, and have believed that there is intrinsic power in the name of Jesus. [3] [6] [7] In the New Testament accounts, the name was assigned to Jesus by divine command. In Luke 1:31, the angel Gabriel tells Mary "Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus."
A nomen sacrum consists of two or more letters from the original word spanned by an overline. Biblical scholar and textual critic Bruce M. Metzger lists 15 such words treated as nomina sacra from Greek papyri: the Greek counterparts of God, Lord, Jesus, Christ, Son, Spirit, David, Cross, Mother, Father, Israel, Savior, Man, Jerusalem, and Heaven.
The Letter of Lentulus (/ ˈ l ɛ n t j ə l ə s /) is an epistle of mysterious origin that was first widely published in Italy in the fifteenth century. It purports to be written by a Roman official, contemporary of Jesus, and gives a physical and personal description of Jesus. The letter may have influenced how Jesus was later physically ...
1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds, and drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole and calms the troubled breast; 'tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest. 3 Dear Name! the Rock on which I build; my shield and hiding-place; My never-failing treasury, fill'd