Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ucsd!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: BINDNER@auvm.auvm.edu Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Jesus who? Message-ID: Date: 17 Sep 90 07:53:08 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: The American University - University Computing Center Lines: 16 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In Jesus' lifetime He was known as Jesus of Nazareth. In Nazareth He was the carpenter's son. He was called Christ as a surname after His ascension by the early Church. I speculate probably while Peter was at Antioch before he traveled to Rome. If you wish to render Jesus' name in English it would be Joshua Nazareth for the time before His death. Let me point out this discussion is about as relevant as the number of angels dancing on the head of a pin. Mike P.S. A slightly less irrelevant way would be Joshua Manson, a contraction of His self naming as the Son of Man. Joshua Adams would be even closer, and possibly relevant as it mentions His humanity.