What is Jesus' real name?

What is Jesus' real name?

• A. Jesus
• B. Yeshua (Joshua)
• C. Emmanuel
• D. Isa

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is that Jesus’ real name is the Hebrew form Yeshua, which is the same name as Joshua and means “Yahweh saves” or “Yahweh is salvation.” In his own language and culture, he would have been called Yeshua; the name shows God’s saving action. The English name Jesus comes from the Greek Iēsous, which was used in the New Testament, and through Latin and old translations it became Jesus in English. Emmanuel, while it highlights a truth about Jesus—God with us—is a title, not his personal name. Isa is the Arabic form used in Islamic tradition, not the original given name in Jesus’ own language or in the biblical texts. So the best answer reflects his original given name: Yeshua (Joshua).

The main idea here is that Jesus’ real name is the Hebrew form Yeshua, which is the same name as Joshua and means “Yahweh saves” or “Yahweh is salvation.” In his own language and culture, he would have been called Yeshua; the name shows God’s saving action. The English name Jesus comes from the Greek Iēsous, which was used in the New Testament, and through Latin and old translations it became Jesus in English. Emmanuel, while it highlights a truth about Jesus—God with us—is a title, not his personal name. Isa is the Arabic form used in Islamic tradition, not the original given name in Jesus’ own language or in the biblical texts. So the best answer reflects his original given name: Yeshua (Joshua).