The idea that the historical Jesus (Yeshua ben Yosef) was Black is not new, and its origins can be traced back as far as Bishop Henry McNeal Turner who, in the 19th century, ...

Whether identified as Jesus or Yeshua, the story of his birth remains consistent. Born in Bethlehem of a virgin and laid in a manager, Jesus's birth has been celebrated by Christians for centuries.

He is Our Lord and Savior. the Almighty. The Alpha and the Omega. However, according to scientists, Jesus Christ’s real name ...

His name had a second coming. Scientists say that the name of Christianity’s central figure wasn’t originally Jesus Christ — he went by another title in his mother tongue that&#82… ...

Was Jesus in fact a common name back when he was alive? Many people shared the name. Christ’s given name, commonly Romanized as Yeshua , was quite common in first-century Galilee.

July 5, 2016: I remember my hands holding my phone, my stomach sweating, my eyes beholding Alton Sterling, lifeless.I saw in him the face of every Black boy and man who couldn’t be protected. I ...

So the men named Yeshua in the Old Testament became "Joshuas," and the Yeshua of the New Testament was transliterated to "Jesus." And the distinction of translation versus transliteration here is key.