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Jesus' real name wasn't Jesus, claim researchers
short by Sakshita Khosla / on Tuesday, 21 January, 2025
Experts have revealed that the original name of Christianity's central figure Jesus, was not actually 'Jesus Christ' and that he was most likely called 'Yeshu Nazareen'. The letter "j" and its phonetic sound didn't exist during Jesus' time and "Christ" wasn't an actual surname but an honorific meaning 'God's anointed one', scholars said. Additionally, Jesus likely conversed in Aramaic.
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