Yeshu

Yeshu ( יְשׁוּ ) is the normal spelling of Jesus in the modern Hebrew language. In the translation of the Greek name " Ιησους " in relation to other persons spelling Yehoshua or Yeshua used. Only among Hebrew-speaking Christians in modern Israel is found in the form of Yeshua in connection with Jesus of Nazareth. This follows the form " Yeshua " for example, in the Book of Ezra and in the translation of the New Testament into Hebrew by Franz Delitzsch (1887 ).

Also Yeshu ha Notzri ( Yeshu of Nazareth ) is used in secular and rabbinic texts, Yeshua m- Nazareth ( Yeshua of Nazareth ) but only in texts of Christians.

Archaeological finds

Tal Ilan documented 85 testimony of Yeshua, 15 of Joshua, and only one of Yeshu among the inscriptions in the period of the Second Temple. The exception is found in one of twenty charnel houses, Rahmani No.9 (EL Sukenik 1931). The text has the double form " Yeshu ... Yeshua ben Josef ." A photo of it shows that " Yeshu " was crossed out. Under papyrus finds, for example, of Qumran and Nahal Hever, the form of the name " Yeshua " is often found. " Yeshu " but was never found.

Etymology

Yeshu as a polemical term

Traditionally, the form of a polemical Yeshu name. Paul Billerbeck (1922 ) saw it as " intentional mutilation " of Jesüa for Jesus of Nazareth, if not jimmah after Verwünschungsformel semö vzikhrö. Blinzler (1969 ) says that because the shortened form of the name Yeshu is never used for any of the seven Yeshua in the Old Testament, Yeshua ben Sira, or for, so one must assume that Yeshu is an intentional mutilation, and always referred to Jesus of Nazareth. Leon Modena also saw a connection with the J- Sch -U Verwünschungsformel jimmah vzikhrö semö.

Yeshu as shorthand

After Heinrich Graetz Yeshu is an acronym of Yeshua.

Yeshu as Galilean dialect name

Günther Schwarz, Peter Stuhlmacher, David Flusser and Josef Konrad claim that Yeshu " almost certainly " the Galilean pronunciation of the name Yeshua was. Richard Bauckham on the other hand keeps Yeshua for the standard pronunciation of the name.

In the Babylonian Talmud

" Yeshu " is also found in non-Christian ancient sources to Jesus of Nazareth in the Talmud, and in Sefer Toledot Yeshu, one resulting in Italy probably before the 8th century Jewish legends collection.

Under Syrian Orthodox Patriarch

In the list of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch of Martin Tamcke (2009) comes " Ignaz Joshua " ( Syriac: ܝ ܫ ܘ ܥ Yeshua) emerged as " Ignatius Yeshu ". Most of the name but is transcribed as " Ignatius Yeshua ".