Yeshua NOT Jesus

 

Why we should call our savior Yeshua? When was the name changed to Jesus and why?
Here’s a clear, historical + linguistic + scripture-based explanation of why we should use “Yeshua” instead of “Jesus”, and how the change happened.

📜 1. His Original Name Was “Yeshua”

✔ Hebrew / Aramaic reality

• In the 1st century, the Messiah lived among Hebrew/Aramaic-speaking people.
• His name was יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshua)
• This is a shortened form of Yehoshua (Joshua)

✔ Meaning of the name

Yeshua = “Yahweh saves” or “Yahweh is salvation”

This meaning directly matches:

• Matthew 1:21 — “He will save His people from their sins”

👉 The name itself declares His mission.

📜 2. How “Yeshua” Became “Jesus”

This change happened in steps over centuries:

Step 1: Hebrew → Greek (1st century)

• Hebrew: Yeshua (ישוע)
• Greek has no “sh” sound (ש)
• So it became:

➡ Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)

Step 2: Greek → Latin (4th century)

• Latin Bible (Vulgate) used:

➡ Iesus

Step 3: Latin → English (Middle Ages → 1600s)

• The letter “J” did NOT exist originally
• It developed later from the letter “I”

➡ Iesus → Jesus

👉 By the time of the
1611 King James Bible, the name appeared as Jesus

📜 3. When Did People Start Saying “Jesus”?

• Before ~1500 AD → pronounced closer to “Yeh-soos”
• After the letter J developed in English (~1500–1600s):
• Pronunciation shifted to “Jee-zus”

👉 So:

• The modern English name “Jesus” is relatively recent
• It is a transliteration evolution, not the original spoken name

📜 4. Why We Say “Yeshua”

✔ Reason 1: Preserves original sound and meaning

• Closer to what His disciples actually said

✔ Reason 2: Preserves meaning

• “Yahweh saves” is clearly visible in Yeshua
• That meaning is lost in English “Jesus”

✔ Reason 3: Hebrew context of Scripture

• The Messiah was:
• Born a Jew
• Lived in Israel
• Spoke Hebrew/Aramaic

📜 5. Important Truth + Understanding

✔ Scripture focus:

The true name is important 

Acts 4:12 — “There is no other name… by which we must be saved”

This refers to:

• His authority
• His identity
• Not just phonetics

⚖️ Final Summary

Original	Language	Form
יֵשׁוּעַ	Hebrew	Yeshua
Ἰησοῦς	Greek	Iēsous
Iesus	Latin	Iesus
Jesus	English	Jesus

🔥 Bottom Line

🔹Why we SHOULD use “Yeshua”

• Yeshua = original, meaning intact (“Yahweh saves”)