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Jesus (/ ˈdʒiːzəs /) 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. [3]
Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament. Latin inscription of Philippians 2:10: "At the name of Jesus every knee should bow", Church of the Gesù, Rome. Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament. [1] In Christianity, the two names Jesus and Emmanuel that refer to Jesus in the New Testament have ...
The initialism INRI (Latin: Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum) represents the Latin inscription (in John 19:19 and Matthew 27:37), which in English translates to "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews", and John 19:20 states that this was written in three languages—Jewish tongue, [a] Latin, and Hellenic (ΙΝΒΙ = Ιησούς Ναζωραίος ...
Mary. Joseph [ c ] Jesus[ d ] (c.6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, [ e ]Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. [ 10 ] He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.
The word Christ (and similar spellings) appears in English and in most European languages. English speakers now often use "Christ" as if it were a name, one part of the name " Jesus Christ ", though it was originally a title ("the Messiah"). Its usage in "Christ Jesus" emphasizes its nature as a title. [ 8 ][ 15 ] Compare the usage "the Christ".
Jesus is Lord. "Jesus is Lord" sign at Trinity Church in Gosforth, a neighborhood of Newcastle upon Tyne, England (2005). " Jesus is Lord " (Greek: Κύριος Ἰησοῦς, Kýrios Iēsoûs) is the shortest credal affirmation found in the New Testament, one of several slightly more elaborate variations. [1] It serves as a statement of faith ...
In Catholicism, the veneration of the Holy Name of Jesus (also Most Holy Name of Jesus, Italian: Santissimo Nome di Gesù) developed as a separate type of devotion in the early modern period, in parallel to that of the Sacred Heart. The Litany of the Holy Name is a Roman-rite Catholic prayer, probably of the 15th century (Bernardino of Siena ...
Lamb of God (Greek: Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, romanized:Amnòs toû Theoû; Latin: Agnus Dei, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈaɲ.ɲus ˈde.i]) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. It appears at John 1:29, where John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." [ 1 ]