BSN: Differentiators for the Name “Jesus”

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Because the name “Jesus” was common among Jews in the 1st century (Jesus = Joshua), it was appended with descriptors to distinguish him from other Jewish men with the same name. These include…

• “JESUS OF NAZARETH” – Mt 26:71; Mk 1:24; Lk 4:34; 18:37; Jn 1:45; Act 10:38; 26:9 e(7x)
• “JESUS THE NAZARENE” – Mk 10:47, 67; 16:6; Lk 24:19; Jn 18:5, 7; 19:19; Act 2:22; 22:8 e(9x)
• “JESUS CHRIST THE NAZARENE” – Act 3:6; 4:10 e(2x)
• “A NAZARENE” – Mt 2:23 e(1x)
• “THIS NAZARENE” – Act 6:14 e(1x)
• “JESUS THE GALILEAN” – Mt 26:69 e(1x)
• “A GALILEAN” – Mk 14:70; Lk 22:59; 23:6-7 e(3x)
• “THE CARPENTER” – Mk 6:3 e(1x)
• “THE CARPENTER’S SON” – Mt 13:55 e(1x)