To: YellowRoseofTx
"I'm sure Christ was the ONLY man named "Jesus" ever in world history..."
Nope. Check the Old Testament. Lots of Jesus' there. Just not THE Christ.
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02/26/2007 7:59:46 AM PST by
OpusatFR
( ALEA IACTA EST. We have just crossed the Rubicon.)
To: OpusatFR
Nope. Check the Old Testament. Lots of Jesus' there. Just not THE Christ.Lots of men were named Joshua (which in Greek is Jesus) in Hebrew culture. Given the popularity of the names Joshua and Joseph, I'm sure there were a lot of men named Joshua bar Joseph (Jesus, son of Joseph).
To: OpusatFR
Nope. Check the Old Testament. Lots of Jesus' there. Just not THE Christ.
That was my point. Sorry, I didn't indicate sarcasm on my post.
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