RE: Is there any core feature of christianity not found in other religions
February 23, 2014 at 11:28 am
(February 23, 2014 at 10:21 am)discipulus Wrote:Well first off, christ is a title meaning the messiah. There have more messiahs then I care to count. interestly there is now reason to think that the title may be a mis copy of the word crestus, meaning he who is freshly washed.(February 22, 2014 at 8:42 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: As but you see that is where you go wrong, do you even know what jesus christ means? I don't mean your interpretted bullshit I mean the actually meaning of the words. Jesus means "Helper of jehovah" and christ is a title meaning messiah. Now taking those title we find a nice number of religions that have that feature. The dionysus cult is a prime example here
The name Jesus, as found in several modern languages, is derived from the Latin Iesus, a transliteration of the Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iesous).[27] The Greek form is a rendition of the Aramaic ישוע (Yeshua), which is derived from the Hebrew יהושע (Yehoshua).[28][29] The name Yeshua appears to have been in use in Judea at the time of the birth of Jesus.....The etymology of Jesus' name in the context of the New Testament is generally given as "Yahweh is salvation".[33]
The above is courtesy of Wikipedia.
Throughout history many men have been named Jesus. I have a Hispanic friend whose name is "Jesus" even as we speak, a very dear friend of mine in fact.
And no doubt, many have referred to themselves as "Messiah" and many have believed that these "Messiahs" were of God no doubt. This is not something I wish to argue about because I agree, many men have been named Jesus and many have been called messiahs.
What I have said very plainly is that there is One Jesus of Nazareth who was called The Christ, the Son of the Living God by those who believed on Him. This man was the founder of Christianity. This is a historical fact that all but a few scholars agree upon and you can check any encyclopedia to verify this.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
