08-12-2012, 12:27 AM
I know the most popular forms of Jesus' Hebrew/Aramaic name is either Yeshua or Yehoshua. I know Etheridge, in his translation, refers to the Messiah as Jeshu (Yeshu). Based on what I have read, Yeshua is the more modern form of Yehoshua and that Yeshu was part of the Jewish smear campaign (using a phrase that means "May His name be blotted out forever," that, in Hebrew, spells "Yeshu"). I'm not sure if that is completely true or not. What is the most accurate form of Jesus' name in the Semitic languages? I know Yeshua is the usual pronunciation from Jewish believers.