So here's my Easter post about why my Jewish ass thinks the name of Jesus is funny
So Jesus and the apostles and everyone else were semitic. They spoke Hebrew and Aramaic. So Jesus's original Hebrew name is Yeshua.
In the western canon, the names of Jesus's apostles and many others were Hellenized (i.e., translated to Ancient Greek) and then Anglicized (translated to English).
So the disciple John was originally known as Yochanan in Hebrew. This was Hellenized to Ioannes, then Anglicized to John.
For more examples:
Hebrew > Hellenized > Anglicized
- Myriam > Maria > Mary
- Mattiyahu > Matthios > Matthew
This process of translation happens with many biblical names, particularly New Testament.
Except for Jesus Himself.
Jesus's name is only Hellenized. Yeshua to Jesus. Then in the Western canon, it stops there. Why?
I posit a simple answer: it would sound weird if Jesus's name were Anglicized.
Josh turned water into wine.
Josh died for your sins.
Josh will come again to judge the living and the dead.



