And Is It True That The Name Jesus Is Really A Pagan Corruption Of The Name Zeus? A list of statements by Yeshua/Jesus using the phrase "I am" follows: John 6:51: "I am the living bread which came down from heaven. The name means Yahweh (Yah) is salvation (Shua). The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. There is absolutely no support for this pronunciation-none at all-and I say this as someone holding a Ph.D. in Semitic languages. Although the original manuscripts could be called inspired, Meyer writes that "there is no such thing as an inspired translation". Yeshua is the same as Jesus Christ of the New Testament Bible, and the same as the Messiah which was prophesied to come through the Jewish people over and again in the Old Testament Bible which is known as the Tanakh to the Jews. Another criticism is that the name Yahshua cannot be found with that spelling anywhere in history or in Hebrew writings prior to the 1900s. This word “Yeshu” is made of three Hebrew letters – Y-Sh-U (ישו), but it is missing the last letter of his name – the “Ah” sound. However, the form Jehoshua is questionable in that firstly, the vowel points which dictate this form of transliteration are less ancient than the letters of the word having been introduced between 600 and 900 C.E. In the 1st century, the Greek name Yesous represented the Hebrew name Yeshua, which was a shortened form of the Hebrew name Yehoshua. [citation needed]. In the same way, we can refer to Jesus as “Jesus,” “ Yeshua,” or “ YehSou ” (Cantonese) without changing His nature. What does the Bible teach? If you relate to him by his name Jesus, then don’t let it be a burden to you to change to Yeshua if you don’t feel the need to. The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament states that the "Greek form of a list of OT characters who in pre-exilic Hebrew are called יְהוֹשֻׁעַ and usually after the Exile יֵשׁוּעַ [Yeshua']". The Assemblies of Yahweh believe there was a ploy to prevent the name of Yahweh (or Yah) appearing in the Messiah's name: The term 'Yeshua' appears (as the Kittel Theological Dictionary asserts) to date from the time when the rabbinical authorities turned toward employing a substitution for the Tetragrammaton Yahweh and using another name for the Almighty in their worship.

There are some who would argue till they’re blue in the face that it is critical to call him Yeshua and not Jesus, but Yeshua’s coming was also God’s time to take salvation to the gentiles. Therefore, some Messianic Jews and others claim He should be referred to by this name. I remember being in a class on the New Testament at university here in Israel which was taught by someone who did not believe in it one iota – it was simply considered an important book which has shaped western civilisation. the professor explained that it was the Greek word for Messiah. ", Acts 9:5: And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" It did not come into existence until it was configured by the Council of Nicea of the Roman Catholic Church in the 4th century. The scripture here says that the Messiah has a name written on His thigh. While “Notzri” is the Hebrew word for “Christian”, it actually means one from Nazareth (Natzeret in Hebrew). The first part is the "prefix" form of the Tetragrammaton—God's Four-Letter Name: Yod-He-Vav-He or YHVH. When the Name Yahweh appears in the name of a person, it was always intended to be abbreviated by using the form 'Yah' (Hebrew: יהו‎). It is true that his mother and friends called him Yeshua rather than Jesus, but if you know him as Jesus, does he mind that? "'", Acts 7:32: Stephen speaking of Moses' encounter at the burning bush  "saying, 'I AM the God of your fathers— the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' It was to go far and wide, to every nation on earth. Hence you have the name Yahshua. Some time after the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the use of God's name as it was written ceased among the Jews,[3] and they began to use titles such as Hashem and Adonai to refer to Yahweh. I show how this Name should be pronounced. In any language, His name means “The Lord Is Salvation.” As for the controversy over the letter J, it is much ado about nothing. He said “Yeshua”. They must be pronounced YAHW as they are equivalent to the English vowels IAU. And the joy of reconciliation and family reunion will be mutual, for God has profited all those years of rejection for the benefit and salvation of the whole world. The second part is a form of the Hebrew verb yasha which means to deliver, save, or rescue. ( the word 'he' is not in the original). Yahshua or Yeshua- What Is the Correct Pronunciation? “And you shall call his name…” announced the angel Gabriel, “Jesus”. How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” (Romans 11:25-33).