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==Other people in the Bible named "Jesus"== | ==Other people in the Bible named "Jesus"== | ||
| − | The author of ''Ecclesiastius,'' a book which Catholics include in the Douay Bible, but Protestants place in the Apocrypha | + | The author of ''Ecclesiastius,'' a book which Catholics include in the Douay Bible, but Protestants place in the Apocrypha, is known as ''Jesus of Sira.'' |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 11:01, December 20, 2006
The name Jesus is simply the name "Joshua" translated first into Greek, then English. In Christian discourse, the name Jesus almost always refers specifically to Jesus of Nazareth, God's son, who came to earth as a human c 2 AD. [1] The life of Jesus is recorded in the Bible in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and three days later he rose from the dead.
The first time John saw Jesus, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world!" [2]
Other people in the Bible named "Jesus"
The author of Ecclesiastius, a book which Catholics include in the Douay Bible, but Protestants place in the Apocrypha, is known as Jesus of Sira.