Were there? How many? I mean i thought that name only took off after Christianity did, because one hears that “Jesus” is spelled and pronounced differently in the contemporary aramaic/hebrew
Jesus - as in the guy executed, not just for being called “jesus” but for being INRI (Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudeum = Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews) - is recorded by contemporary historians like Josephus (a Jew).
How many? I don’t know, ask the historians who say it was a common name at the time, with dozens of graves of dead guys named Jesus at the time of Jesus.
But if you read about the historicity of jesus’ crucifixion it’s obvious that it isn’t a question of “Oh he swapped out with another guy who had the same first name.” If he did, that wouldn’t prove he didn’t exist - so what’s the problem?
Sure, there were lots of guys named Jesus. It was a very common name at the time.
Like trying to prove that all of the “Mike” stories in the 80s refer to the one true Michael (Mike Tyson, of course).
Were there? How many? I mean i thought that name only took off after Christianity did, because one hears that “Jesus” is spelled and pronounced differently in the contemporary aramaic/hebrew
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_for_the_historicity_of_Jesus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus#Historicity
Jesus - as in the guy executed, not just for being called “jesus” but for being INRI (Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudeum = Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews) - is recorded by contemporary historians like Josephus (a Jew).
How many? I don’t know, ask the historians who say it was a common name at the time, with dozens of graves of dead guys named Jesus at the time of Jesus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus
But if you read about the historicity of jesus’ crucifixion it’s obvious that it isn’t a question of “Oh he swapped out with another guy who had the same first name.” If he did, that wouldn’t prove he didn’t exist - so what’s the problem?