Meaning of Jesus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Christian savior.
2. Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís. Also called "the historical Jesus" from a historiographic viewpoint or a secular one.
3. One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth.
   historical
4. A male given name from Spanish in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.
5. A male given name from Aramaic.
6. Ellipsis of Jesus College, Cambridge.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
7. Ellipsis of Jesus College, Oxford.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, is Head of the Church; and can the Body doe any thing well, if the Head direct it not?”

“Mohammed always announced his religion as the religion of Abraham, of Moses, and of Jesus.”

“I find that writing helps my praying, whether it is writing poetry or more conversational journaling with Jesus. I used to feel compelled to write on a scheduled basis (for example, once a week for my journaling or a poem every time I went to the Japanese Garden), but now I have let go of that compulsion and write when it seems right.”

“She’s right! Omarosa is right there! Also, I’m pretty sure the original titles of the New and Old Testament were Jesus Said This and Jesus Ain’t Say That.”

“Frensham opened the door and called a name that sounded like 'Haysus'. Brandy was brought and various other bottles and decanters. When the manservant had gone, Frensham said, 'Odd, aren't they, the Spanish? Calling a boy Jesus.'”

“But on a November morning in 2007, Manuel Jesus Cordova Soberanes and about 30 others from Magdalena were making a trek of their own, leaving town in search of opportunities they couldn’t find at home.”

“Jesus son of Sirach wrote the "Wisdom of Sirach"”

“And, says George Eliot, and all who believe in her teaching, it is perfectly true that He is with us now in a dumb, vague, blessed impulse. Is that your Jesus? If I may recall my illustration of the train, I will tell you of my Jesus.”

“...leading Dom Crossan at times to the witty criticism that modern Jesus books are in a quest for who can say "my Jesus is more Jewish than your Jesus"...”

“Your Jesus is my Jesus' greatest enemy”

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