Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoWhy does no one in the bible have a last name?message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareWhy does no one in the bible have a last name?Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square21linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareboydster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month 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-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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-up3·edit-21 month agoThey absolutely were. Biblical AF as friggin hell, man. Anyway, hope they hit a home run out of the park at the game!
minus-squareDon Kiedyck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI’ve always found it fascinating that Winnie the Pooh and Jack the Ripper have the same middle name.
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
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!
Oh, like Winnie the Pooh
I’ve always found it fascinating that Winnie the Pooh and Jack the Ripper have the same middle name.