Jesus (Y'shua in Aramaic) apparently had a close and friendly relationship with at least two Pharisees, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus.
When I ask people what Jesus' real name was, they are astounded, thinking that the name Jesus is correct. Y'shua was also thought to be a form of Joshua or Jehosua. The Greeks could'nt easily translate the name Y'shua so they made it Iesu and so did the Romans, thence to Jesus in English. Any flames?
100 posted on 11/6/01 4:04 PM Mountain by Paulus Invictus
Barukh haba b'Shem Adonai Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord Y'shua haMashiach