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Middle and second name???

Mick said:
Some people seem to think his middle initial was H...

I'm not sure if they used middle names in that place in those days.

I don't think they used surnames, at least not for he ordinary class of people, and if not, then there would be no such thing as a middle name or a last name.

If identification beyond a given name was needed, many folks seem to have used their home town, as in "Jesus of Nazareth."

Occupations might also be used, like "Joseph the Carpenter" or "John the Baptist."

They also tacked on other identifiers, like "The Greater" or "The Less" or "The Fair."

It sort of reminds me of the present day Sherpa people, who don't use surnames. If they're doing something Western that requires it, like opening a bank account, they just use "Sherpa" as a last name, but they don't consider it a name; it's just something to fill a space on a form.

Names are only one of the ways we can get confused by trying to think in modern terms about ancient times. Not just customs but ways of looking at the world have changed. That makes the translation of ancient languages especially challenging.

One of the reasons Christianity has split into so many sects is that some people read the scriptures as if the were written in modern English, and they try to understand them accordingly; some are familiar with the languages they were written in, the concepts of the time, and the associated literary and speech conventions of the day; most folks stand somewhere between those extremes. You can see where different people with different degrees of knowledge and understanding might read the same passage and come up with wildly different interpretations of what it says and means.

My guess is that he didn't have a middle or last name in the sense that we do.
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I think you are right.....
 
gera said:
Who´s talking religion??? this is about a man´s name!!!!! do not confuse things here.......:pop4:
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Im not confused at all
im just watching an waiting
before things turn
when you have been around here as long as I
you would know the warning signs before they happen
nothing has happened but be assured
its being watched:icon_lol:
H
 
Henry said:
Im not confused at all
im just watching an waiting
before things turn
when you have been around here as long as I
you would know the warning signs before they happen
nothing has happened but be assured
its being watched:icon_lol:
H
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Enjoy yourself man....you worry too much and usually tangle things up...be cool, have some wine, enjoy a movie, see your girlfriend, ride a bike, take the dog out, eat some Tabasco sauce but mainly be cool.....happy weekend....:gameoff:
 
gera said:
Enjoy yourself man....you worry too much and usually tangle things up...be cool, have some wine, enjoy a movie, see your girlfriend, ride a bike, take the dog out, eat some Tabasco sauce but mainly be cool.....happy weekend....:gameoff:
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be extremely
careful my friend
if you do not want to be here
im just doing what i should be doing
if you do not like that
Tough
H
 
gera said:
Enjoy yourself man....you worry too much and usually tangle things up...be cool, have some wine, enjoy a movie, see your girlfriend, ride a bike, take the dog out, eat some Tabasco sauce but mainly be cool.....happy weekend....:gameoff:
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Gera,
Warning from another admin...
You're treading on very thin ice with that statement.

As for the "is this thread religious or just about a man's name" question...
Either way that you intended when you started the thread, you can just about bet on the fact that some folks somewhere will interpret it as being religious given the person in question in your initial post. While that may not be your intention, given the diversity of people that visit this site, it could easily be interpreted that way by some.
 
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