Does the Name Jesus Derive from Zeus?

[biblehistoryscience]

This is a godsend for many people who've been fooled by false teachings and those who try to reason with them.

[matthewgonzales]

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!

[Eyezce]

It’s sad that a video must be made debunking this but it sure caught on with non thinking people and people that just wanted another reason to say Jesus was a pagan rehash.

[ETPClips]

Amen Dr. Heiser!!! I wish the entire world would view this video.

[phillo]

There are several sounds and phrases in English that have a very different meaning in Hebrew. My favourite to tease and teach friends and students is אהל which is pronounced oh-hell but it is the word for tent.

[marchanson]

Fart equals speed....that's all I heard. Oy Vey. Awesome episode Doc!

[DavidAvila]

I am put off by the long profile shots. Please look at the other camera.

[Kevin_KCSHO]

Sorry officer I didn’t realize I was farting in a work zone back there.

I may have misspelled that, not sure.

[FEARGODRevelationsv]

If I move to China, will the chinese government automatically change my legal name to
(Lao Xing) to fit their culture? If I move to Russia, will the Russian government change my legal name to ( Vladimir) to fit their culture?? If I move to Greece, will Greek government change my legal name to (Demetrius) to fit their culture? The fact is: The birth-name on our passport, license, and birth-certificate is what every government in the world will use to identify you.

During intimacy:Would you call your spouse by another individuals name? Would not your spouse get angry & push you away for disrespecting them and calling them by another man or female name?

The point-Im trying to make is: How much more should we REVERENCE (treat with the Upmost Respect and Honor) the NAME above all Names???

Thats why Almighty GOD wrote this command with his own finger and put it in the Ten Commandments, "with a warning stating that you wont be guiltless on Judgement Day, if you take his name in vain."

“You shall not take the name of the LORD your GOD in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”‭Exodus 20:7 NKJV‬


Last time I checked your King and Savior was a Jew. You worship a Jew. His name is Yeshua! that was the name given by the Angel who appeared to Mary and said you should call him YESHUA. YESHUA means salvation in Aramaic/hebrew. If you wanted an exact translation of his name in greek, than he should've been called (Sozo or Sotiras) which means Salvation in Greek.
But instead they called him Jesus/G-Zeus or Hail Zeus In honor of their greek mythological god Zeus.

If you still think his real name doesnt matter, Read my first paragraphs again 🤦‍♂️

[phillipsiebels]

My only criticism is that Dr. Heiser should always be looking at a camera. Content is great but it is odd when he isn't looking at the camera.

[Laura-qsgx]

Good video, as always, but I wish you would have explained how the name Jesus even came into use. As you said, Yeshua would translate into Joshua. But what puzzles me is that the letter J has only been in use for less than 500 years, so what did the Greeks actually call him? This question is really burning for an answer within me! I am drawn to only using His Hebrew name now, it just seems right and honorable.

[aaronl]

I do not agree with comments. Jesus is not Hebrew name because there are not vowels in Hebrew. so, the three words cannot make any sense at all the only word to use is Horse for Sus' this is invention by Christians, also the angel Gabriel mention to Mary to call is name Jesus. this is myth because Gabriel wouldn't Called Jesus but another name in Hebrew the language of the Jesus. sometimes or all Christian Bible were written in Greek when the Language of the Jews were Hebrew really it doesn't make sense at all. except were all invention by Christians to justify their false God. Aharon

[CJ-jehd]

The New Testament writers used it! Why shouldn't we!?

[DebbieHollandNZ]

I heard some years ago that Jehovah was a paganised version of YHWH - Yahweh's Name. It said that a Catholic Monk in the 16th Century introduced the letter J and made up a name Jah (Yah) and hovah meaning chaos. That its true meaning was the god who creates chaos. This name surely depicting ha Satan. I would appreciate your opinion on this.

[narutoroxanne]

1) Aramic is old Arabic .
2) Jesus is an alteration of his real name. As Christianity was destroyed by joining it with paganism. Christmas, Halloween, Easter, etc... His name is Eisa PBUH as mentioned in Islam, the last religion.

[jonathanhensley]

There is no J in hebrew greek or Latin so how is that his name.

[garygnu]

This is a good video to link to people when this question comes up.

[mamamarianovits]

Thank you for this video... I have run into this arguement in the recent past, the basis for Jesus/Yeshua being nothing more than a translated version of the character of "zeus" as the son of God. I am no academic. I have no specialized training or education as it pertains to such topics. I was lost as to how to address these issues factually, and not merely based on my own preconceived notions of belief. Thank you.

[govitascom]

Today the name "Jesus" in Spanish is pronounced as "Yeah Zeus." In Greek and German as "Yee Zeus." Icelandic as "Yeah Zeus." Serbian as "Yay Zeus." Russian as "Yee Zeus." Yes, the name "Iesous" was invented by the Greek Christians in order to survive the Roman persecutions from 33 AD to 312 AD and it worked.

[openmindedchristianph]

do they have the right to change the real name to Jesus?