Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoWhy does no one in the bible have a last name?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up150arrow-down1message-squareWhy does no one in the bible have a last name?Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareboydster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 day agoTo answer one of your follow-ups: Christ is a title, it’s the English version of the Greek word for messiah. Jesus Christ = Jesus the Christ = Jesus the Messiah = Christ Jesus and so forth
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoSo when you say, Christ the Messiah, you’re really saying Messiah the Messiah. Man people were so silly back then. Anyway, I’m off to the Los Angeles Angels game. 👋
minus-squareboydster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 hour agoThey absolutely were. Biblical AF as friggin hell, man. Anyway, hope they hit a home run out of the park at the game!
To answer one of your follow-ups: Christ is a title, it’s the English version of the Greek word for messiah.
Jesus Christ = Jesus the Christ = Jesus the Messiah = Christ Jesus and so forth
So when you say, Christ the Messiah, you’re really saying Messiah the Messiah. Man people were so silly back then. Anyway, I’m off to the Los Angeles Angels game. 👋
They absolutely were. Biblical AF as friggin hell, man. Anyway, hope they hit a home run out of the park at the game!