OT/NT naming is basically weird.
As I understand it Jesus was actually Joshua - why they couldn't use that name I have no idea.
The bit in Matthew that says "and he shall be known as Emmanuel," is weirder still - as it doesn't appear he ever was.
The Yahweh bit is deliberately written in Hebrew without vowels precisely so you can't actually say it. Its all to do with the instruction to never take the lord's name in vain. Even the pseudonym Adonai is written in a way that's impossible to pronounce and even then Jews don't take risks with that one and when practising or teaching prayers they use Ashem to replace Adonai.
Basically its a bit like when Prince became "The artist formerly know as Prince" and changed his name to a squiggle.
As I understand it Jesus was actually Joshua - why they couldn't use that name I have no idea.
The bit in Matthew that says "and he shall be known as Emmanuel," is weirder still - as it doesn't appear he ever was.
The Yahweh bit is deliberately written in Hebrew without vowels precisely so you can't actually say it. Its all to do with the instruction to never take the lord's name in vain. Even the pseudonym Adonai is written in a way that's impossible to pronounce and even then Jews don't take risks with that one and when practising or teaching prayers they use Ashem to replace Adonai.
Basically its a bit like when Prince became "The artist formerly know as Prince" and changed his name to a squiggle.
