RE: Nazareth
July 14, 2018 at 10:49 pm
(This post was last modified: July 14, 2018 at 10:50 pm by Minimalist.)
It's just an interesting argument. Gets into the differences between Jewish and Roman naming conventions and actual geography.
The Jews used a patronymic naming system such as Jesus, son of Joseph or Schlomo, son of Fuckstruck. The Greeks used the home town of an individual, like "Demetrius of Cos" or "Pete of Chicago." Hence when Greeks saw Iēsous ho Nazōraios they rendered it as Jesus of Nazareth instead of Jesus the Nazorean. That of course demanded that some place named Nazareth eventually be found.... or built!
The Jews used a patronymic naming system such as Jesus, son of Joseph or Schlomo, son of Fuckstruck. The Greeks used the home town of an individual, like "Demetrius of Cos" or "Pete of Chicago." Hence when Greeks saw Iēsous ho Nazōraios they rendered it as Jesus of Nazareth instead of Jesus the Nazorean. That of course demanded that some place named Nazareth eventually be found.... or built!
