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To: RoadTest
Just to clarify -- the "hardly" is because your statement "I'm just wrong about everything, aren't I"!" is incorrect -- you can hardly be wrong about everything!

The New Testament was originally written in Greek. My point was, we don’t normally translate proper nouns (names). -- Yet the term "Christ" is not a name, neither is Messiah or haMeshiah. That is a term added to Christ's name.

Most Jews at that time, like many Arabs today wouldn't have a surname. They would be like Simon Bar Jona -- Simon son of Jonah or in modern Arab terms like Sheikh Isa ibn Hamad ibn Khalid. At the most they would have a tribal name affixed (only in later Europe were locations or occupations added like "Fields" or "Smith")

Jesus' surname was definitely not "haMeshiah" or "Christus" -- those were the terms used to indicate that He was the Messiah

42 posted on 06/07/2011 5:24:00 AM PDT by Cronos (Palin, Cain, Jindal)
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To: Cronos

“Jesus’ surname was definitely not “haMeshiah” or “Christus” — those were the terms used to indicate that He was the Messiah”

“The Annointed One”. Yes, Messiah is a title of office, like “Commisioner” or “Your Majesty” or “Your Honor”.


44 posted on 06/07/2011 5:37:50 AM PDT by RoadTest (Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
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