Why was “Yeshua” translated to “Jesus”?

[eternally-gratefull]

Jesus was not called Jesus until they made an english translation of the bible.

 

[Pilgrimshope]

deep down no one could offend even if they where beating me,they only be desping their own soul not offend i agree to as child doctrine yea sometime i'm into the flowers rather then the [root = Jesus]

yea I don’t mean to say it’s iseless to study the terms and languages at all it’s certainly a benefit and helps us be reassured

I only meant to say balance and not to get too over involved in terms and really it was just a general thought because a lot of debate happens regarding dictionaries and Hebrew v Greek

but really he spoke in mostly Aramaic, and it was actually not translated into Hebrew from the biblical scripture we know it was translated into Greek by the Hebrew and Aramaic speaking apostles words d Paul’s Greek fluency also

it was a matter of the timing many spoke Aramaic in the region some Hebrew some Greek and other various languages but the message is the same in Greek or Hebrew

it’s definately a benefit to study according to our own yearnings

 

[Pilgrimshope]

i hope thats ok with god

I’m sure brother it is what he carres about is that we are seeking him

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬

I only have my own belief , and always allow for my own ability to be wrong

 

[laymen]

So I understand that Jesus was originally called Yeshua..and I was always a bit confused in general why names change so drastically in different translations? I know that the Hebrew language didn’t have a typical “J” sound..but so what? If that’s how Jesus was called then why wouldn’t he still be called that in a different language?

I’ve also heard that the name change to “Jesus” was part of the Roman Catholic Church’s attempt to paganize Christianity to make it more palatable to their mostly Pagan citizens. The name “Jesus” was supposed to be a derivative of the name “Zues”...meaning Son of Zeus, or From Zeus. You can hear it more clearly in how Spanish speakers pronounce it (Hey-Zeus).

Is there any truth to this? I’d prefer there’d be a different explanation.

God has many names You should look more in the Greek and Hebrew

 

[Nehemiah6]

I’ve also heard that the name change to “Jesus” was part of the Roman Catholic Church’s attempt to paganize Christianity to make it more palatable to their mostly Pagan citizens.

This is just nonsense. The Greek word in the NT for Jesus is Iesous therefore the English equivalent is "Jesus". The New Testament was transliterated for names therefore there is no "Yeshua" in the NT.

In the OT the translated word is "Joshua" which is actually equivalent to Yehoshua. The root of this name is YAHSHUA, which is YAH + SHUA. This means "God [is]our Salvation".

Since the name "Jesus" has been in use for about 2,000 years, there is no need to quibble about the necessity of this name. It is in every English translation.