Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoWhy does no one in the bible have a last name?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareWhy does no one in the bible have a last name?Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareboydster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days 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-squareDon Kiedyck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoI’ve always found it fascinating that Winnie the Pooh and Jack the Ripper have the same middle name.
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 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-up2·edit-219 hours 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
Oh, like Winnie the Pooh
I’ve always found it fascinating that Winnie the Pooh and Jack the Ripper have the same middle name.
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!