Everyone knows the name Jesus Christ — but what if that wasn’t the name he was called during his lifetime? In the first century, in the region of Judea, people spoke Aramaic and Hebrew, not English or ...

Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

The Hebrew name יהושע yehoshuaʿ,* was pronounced yeshu in Galilee; becoming Iesus or Jesus in Greek-Latin. The form Yeshu was probably common among the Jews at that time, but was discontinued ...

Pope Francis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traded words on Monday over the language spoken by Jesus two millennia ago. "Jesus was here, in this land. He spoke Hebrew," Netanyahu told ...

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In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses the ...

Today’s lesson was prompted by a call from my esteemed colleague Russ Breault. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts about the Shroud of Turin and a Bible scholar. Russ suggested I ...