JESUS OR JOSHUA?

By HERB EVANS, Ltt.D

156 Patties Place, Portersville, PA 16051

"Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David." (Acts 7:45)

"For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day." (Hebrews 4:8)

"And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying" (Luke 1:67)

"From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation." (Luke 11:51)

Bible correctors will go to any length to condemn some portion of the King James Bible. The above occurrences of the name "Jesus" are, indeed, references to Old Testament Joshua. Still, Jesus is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew Joshua. Jesus Christ was Joshua Messiah. Joshua means Jehovah saves.

The King James Bible does not always use the Greek spelling equivalents of Hebrew names nor does it always use the transliterated Hebrew names in the New Testament. Often, the KJB uses both as with Noe and Noah and with Juda, Judas, and Jude.

Often, there is no distinction made between Old Testament characters and New Testament characters as with the Old Testament Zacharius (Zechariah) and the new Testament Zacharius.

Some Bible correctors have a penchant for insisting on uniformity of translation in the King James Bible . . . that is until the King James Bible translates the Greek uniformly in an area, which they do not approve or sanction.

In this case, the King James uniformly renders the Greek word as "Jesus" and Bible correctors are upset. So it is another case of "damned if you do" and "damned if you don't." Oh well, Jesus fought the battle of Jericho, didn't he?

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