Jesus: 6 definitions
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Jesus definition and references: (1.) Joshua, the son of Nun (Acts 7:45; Hebrews 4:8; R.V., “Joshua”).
(2.) A Jewish Christian surnamed Justus (Colossians 4:11).
Je’sus, the proper, as Christ is the official, name of our Lord. To distinguish him from others so called, he is spoken of as “Jesus of Nazareth” (John 18:7), and “Jesus the son of Joseph” (John 6:42).
This is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua, which was originally Hoshea (Numbers 13:8, 16), but changed by Moses into Jehoshua (Numbers 13:16; 1 Chronicles 7:27), or Joshua. After the Exile it assumed the form Jeshua, whence the Greek form Jesus. It was given to our Lord to denote the object of his mission, to save (Matthew 1:21).
The life of Jesus on earth may be divided into two great periods, (1) that of his private life, till he was about thirty years of age; and (2) that of his public life, which lasted about three years.
In the “fulness of time” he was born at Bethlehem, in the reign of the emperor Augustus, of Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, a carpenter (Matthew 1:1; Luke 3:23; comp. John 7:42). His birth was announced to the shepherds (Luke 2:8-20). Wise men from the east came to Bethlehem to see him who was born “King of the Jews,” bringing gifts with them (Matthew 2:1-12). Herod’s cruel jealousy led to Joseph’s flight into Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus, where they tarried till the death of this king (Matthew 2:13-23), when they returned and settled in Nazareth, in Lower Galilee (2:23; comp. Luke 4:16; John 1:46, etc.). At the age of twelve years he went up to Jerusalem to the Passover with his parents. There, in the temple, “in the midst of the doctors,” all that heard him were “astonished at his understanding and answers” (Luke 2:41, etc.).
Eighteen years pass, of which we have no record beyond this, that he returned to Nazareth and “increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man” (Luke 2:52).
He entered on his public ministry when he was about thirty years of age. It is generally reckoned to have extended to about three years. “Each of these years had peculiar features of its own. (1.) The first year may be called the year of obscurity, both because the records of it which we possess are very scanty, and because he seems during it to have been only slowly emerging into public notice. It was spent for the most part in Judea. (2.) The second year was the year of public favour, during which the country had become thoroughly aware of him; his activity was incessant, and his frame rang through the length and breadth of the land. It was almost wholly passed in Galilee. (3.) The third was the year of opposition, when the public favour ebbed away. His enemies multiplied and assailed him with more and more pertinacity, and at last he fell a victim to their hatred. The first six months of this final year were passed in Galilee, and the last six in other parts of the land.”, Stalker’s Life of Jesus Christ, p. 45.
The only reliable sources of information regarding the life of Christ on earth are the Gospels, which present in historical detail the words and the work of Christ in so many different aspects. (See Chirst.)
Jesus refers to: “savior; deliverer”—[The definitions from this source are translations of Hebrew names found in the Bible and are included in Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible].
Jesus refers to:—called Jestus, a Christian who was with St. Paul at Rome. (Colossians 4:11) (A.D. 57.)
(saviour).
1) The Greek form of the name Joshua or Jeshua, a contraction of Jehoshua, that is, “help of Jehovah” or “saviour.” (Numbers 13:16)
2) Joshua the son of Nun. (Numbers 27:18; Hebrews 4:8) [Jehoshua]
Jesus refers to:—Jesus, surnamed Justus [JUSTUS].
Jesus refers to:—1. Greek of Joshua, Jeshua, or Jehoshua ("salvation of Jehovah"): Acts 7:45; Hebrews 4:8.
2. Called Justus: with Paul, at Rome, saluted the Colossians (Colossians 4:11): "of the circumcision, a fellow worker unto the kingdom of God," and so "a comfort" to the apostle.
Jesus refers to:—the Gr. form of the name Joshua or Jeshua, is employed as a designation of 1.Joshua the son of Nun (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] of 1Ma 2:55 , 2Es 7:37 , Sir 46:1 , Acts 7:45 , Hebrews 4:8 , in all of which passages RV [Note: Revised Version.] has Joshua). 2. Esther 5:11 Esther 5:11 = Jeshuaof Ezra 2:6 and Nehemiah 7:11 . Nehemiah 7:3 .1Es 5:24 = Jeshuaof Ezra 2:36 and Nehemiah 7:39 . Nehemiah 7:4 . Jeshua(Joshua), the high priest ( 1Es 5:5; Esther 5:8 Esther 5:8; 1Es 5:48; 1Es 5:56; 1Es 5:68; 1Es 5:70; 1Es 6:2; Esther 9:19 Esther 9:19 , Sir 49:12 ). 5. A Levite( 1Es 5:26; 1Es 5:58; 1Es 8:63; 1Es 9:48 ) who in Ezra 2:40; Ezra 3:9 is called Jeshua. 6.An ancestor of our Lord ( Luke 3:29 RV [Note: Revised Version.] , where AV [Note: Authorized Version.] has Jose). 7.Jesus, son of Sir 8:1-19 . Jesus called Justus, a Jewish Christian residing in Rome, saluted by St. Paul in Colossians 4:11 . Colossians 4:9 .See next article.
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Search found 131 books and stories containing Jesus; (plurals include: Jesuses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Crucified with the Brother from Galilee < [Volume 13, Issue 9 (2022)]
The (Processed) Vegetal Body and Blood of the Markan Messiah < [Volume 10, Issue 1 (2019)]
Eating and Being Eaten: Interspecies Vulnerability as Eucharist < [Volume 11, Issue 4 (2020)]
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (by Philip Schaff)
Concerning the Cross and here further concerning Faith < [John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith.]
Demonstration XXI < [Selections from the Hymns and Homilies of Ephraim the Syrian and from the Demonstrations of Aphrahat the Persian Sage.]
Chapter X - He explains what it means to confess, and what it means to dissolve Jesus < [The Works of John Cassian.]
Ante-nicene Fathers (by Alexander Roberts)
Further Proofs of the Same Truth in the Same Chapter < [Part II]
Christ Not the Father < [Part II]
Chapter V < [Origen's Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.]
E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
A Review of the Rationale for Jesus’ Use of David’s Example in Matthew 12 < [Vol. 9 No. 7 (2023)]
My Enemy is My Messiah and Savior < [Vol. 10 No. 5 (2024)]
Sabbath Observance in Luke-Acts < [Vol. 11 No. 3 (2025)]
Johannine women as paradigms in the Indian context < [Supplementum 27: Vol. 27 No. 1 (2019)]
The ultimate commission: The key for the gospel according to Matthew < [Vol. 30 No. 1 (2010)]
Jesus’ affection towards children and Matthew’s tale of two kings < [Vol. 24 No. 2 (2004)]
Jesus Is Not Just My Homeboy: A Friendship Christology < [Vol. 10, Issue 1 (2021)]
The Light Burden of Discipleship < [Vol. 2, Issue 1 (2013)]
Christology and Moral Theology < [Vol. 2, Issue 1 (2013)]