[Jeff F]

Miriam daughter of Yeshua son of Caiaphas, priest of Maaziah from Beth Imri

So according to the article's translation, Caiaphas' son was "Yeshua". That is one transcription of the name Jesus. Weird. Probably just a sloppy job of reporting and/or translating.

[newheart]

Weird. Probably just a sloppy job of reporting and/or translating.

Not weird at all. Jesus (Yeshua/Joshua) was a very common name at the time. But it does strike me as one of God's little intentional "coincidences."

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Weird. Probably just a sloppy job of reporting and/or translating. “

If you trace the lineage back, the writer was probably a relative of Joe Klein.

[wideawake]

Common name in those days indeed, just as Miriam (Mary) was.

The erroneous assumption that the name was somehow unique helped sell the whole James hoax a few years back.

[Drawsing]

In the Old Testament “Yeshua” was translated as “Joshua”. In the New Testament it is translated into its Greek form as “Jesus”. And yes, it was and is a common name.

[rmlew]

So according to the article's translation, Caiaphas' son was "Yeshua". That is one transcription of the name Jesus. Weird. Probably just a sloppy job of reporting and/or translating.

Not really. Yeshua/Yeshu/Yehoshua or Joshua was a common name. Same for Miriam. Herod the Great (or as I think of him, the half-Edomite, half Nabatean Roman imposed dictator) had two wives named Miriam. And lots of people in Christians scriptures had teh same Hebrew first name. Three of the apostles are named Yehuda/Judah/Judas (Iscariot, Thaddeus, and Thomas).

[aruanan]

So according to the article's translation, Caiaphas' son was "Yeshua". That is one transcription of the name Jesus. Weird. Probably just a sloppy job of reporting and/or translating.

Yeshua was the name of the guy who led the children of Israel into the promised land. It was also the name of the Jesus. Hmm, imagine, Jesus leading his people into the promised land. Jesus = Yeshua = Joshua.

[Minus_The_Bear]

It was a common name.