There's a great book by Christopher Moore called Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal that is a hilarious spoof of the story. In it Jesus goes by Josh. But I suppose Jeremy is as good a name for the Messiah as any.
http://www.amazon.com/Lamb-Gospel-Accord...0380813815
http://www.amazon.com/Lamb-Gospel-Accord...0380813815