- Ἰησοῦς
- Ἰησοῦς (יֵשׁוּעַ Jeshua, later form for יְהוֹשׁוּעַ Joshua; s. MLidzbarski, Handb. d. nordsem. Epigr. 1898, 291; FPraetorius, ZDMG 59, 1905, 341f; FSteinmetzer, BZ 14, 1917, 193ff; FWaele, Wetenschappelijke Tijdingen 5, ’42, 177–81), gen. οῦ, dat. οῦ, acc. οῦν, voc. οῦ, ὁ Joshua/Jesus. This name, common among Jews (several persons w. it in LXX and Joseph. [Niese, index]; EpArist 48; 49; ins fr. the time of Augustus [RevÉpigr n.s. 1, 1913 no. 12]; POxy 816 [I B.C.]; PLond III, 1119a, 2 p. 25 [105 A.D.]. Ostraca: Sb 5812; 5817; 5820; 5822), usu. takes the article in the gospels (in J the nom. freq. appears without the art.: RNevius, NTS 12, ’65, 81–85; GFee, NTS 17, ’71, 168–83) except when it is accompanied by a word in apposition w. the art.; in the epistles and Rv it does not regularly take the art. (B-D-F §260, 1; W-S, §18, 6; HvSoden, D. Schriften des NTs I/2, 1911, 1406–9).① Joshua, successor of Moses, military leader of the people when they entered Canaan (Josh; 1 Macc 2:55; 2 Macc 12:15; Philo, Joseph., Just.; Mel., HE 4, 26, 14; SibOr 2, 247) Ac 7:45; Hb 4:8. Fully Ἰ. υἱὸς Ναυή (Josh 1:1; cp. Sir 46:1; AssMos fgm f; Just., D. 113, 2; 115, 4) B 12:8f or Ἰ. ὁ τοῦ Ναυή 1 Cl 12:2 (AssMos fgm a; Just., D. 49, 6 al.; cp.111, 4 ἀπὸ Ἰ. τοῦ Ναυῆ).② Jesus, son of Eliezer, in the genealogy of Jesus Lk 3:29 (Ἰωσή v.l.).③ Jesus Christ, more definitely designated as Ἰ. Χριστός, Χριστὸς Ἰ., ὁ κύριος Ἰ. (Χριστός [so also TestSol D 1, 12]), ὁ σωτὴρ Ἰ. Χριστός etc. Mt 1:1, 21, 25 and oft. S. Χριστός, κύριος, σωτήρ. On the use of the names in Paul s. EvDobschütz, D. Th.-Briefe in Meyer7 1909, 60f.—Two times by Ar. (15, 1; 3), 5 times by Mel., freq. by Just.—On the abbreviation of the names in mss. s. LTraube, Nomina sacra 1907, 113ff; EbNestle, ZNW 9, 1908, 248ff.—The older lit. on Jesus in ASchweitzer, Gesch. der Leben-Jesu-Forschung2 1913. Further RGG III3, ’59, 619–53 (bibliog. 651–53); MVeit, D. Auffassung v. d. Pers. Jesu im Urchristent. nach d. neuesten Forschungen, diss. Marburg ’46; REisler, Ἰησοῦς βασιλεύς 1928–1930; RBultmann, Jesus2 1929 (reprinted ’51), D. Urchristentum ’49; PFeine, Jesus 1930; FPrat, Jésus-Christ ’33; JKlausner, J. von Nazareth2 ’34 (Eng. tr. 1926); MGoguel, La Vie de J. ’32 (Eng. tr. ’44); KAdam, Jes. Christus4 ’35; FWillam, D. Leben J. im Lande u. Volke Israel4 ’34; JPickl, Messiaskönig J. in d. Auffassung seiner Zeitgenossen3 ’39; RGuardini, D. Herr ’37; MDibelius, Jesus ’39 (3’60) (Eng. tr. ’49); ALoisy, Hist. et mythe à propos de J-Ch. ’38; HFelder, Jes. v. Naz.2 ’39; CNoel, The Life of J. ’39; VGrÿnbech, J. d. Menschensohn ’41; RMeyer, D. Proph. aus Galil. ’40; CCadoux, The Hist. Mission of J. ’41; AOlmstead, J. in the Light of History ’42; WManson, J. the Messiah ’43, 6th impr. ’52; ARawlinson, Christ in the Gospels ’44; GRicciotti, Life of Christ ’47; FBüchsel, Jesus ’47; HCadbury, J.: What Manner of Man ’47; GDuncan, J., Son of Man ’47; JHoffmann, Les Vies de Jésus et le Jésus de l’Histoire ’47; WKümmel, Verheissung u. Erfüllung2 ’53; GBornkamm, J. von Nazareth ’56 (Eng. tr. ’60); JKnox, Jesus, Lord and Christ ’58; HRistow u. KMatthiae, ed., D. historische Jesus u. d. kerygmatische Christus ’60; ESchweizer, Jesus (Eng. tr. DGreen) ’71; HBraun, Qumran u. d. NT II ’66, 54–118 (lit.); WKümmel in TRu 31, ’65/66; 40, ’75; 41, ’76 etc.; GSchneider, EDNT II 180–84; JMeier, A Marginal Jew—Rethinking the Historical Jesus, 2 vols. ’91–’94 (lit.). For more recent studies, see the standard bibliographic aids.—On the name: WLowrie, Theol. Today 8, ’51, 11–19; VTaylor, Names of Jesus ’53.④ Jesus Barabbas Mt 27:16f; s. Βαραββᾶς.⑤ Jesus/Justus Ἰ. ὁ λεγόμενος Ἰοῦστος Jesus who is called Justus (on the double name s. Dssm., B 183f [BS 315]), συνεργὸς ἐκ περιτομῆς Col 4:11. It has been conjectured (Zahn, Einl. I 321, 4; EAmling, ZNW 10, 1909, 261f) that this Jesus is referred to again in Phlm 23. On this ADeissmann, D. Name J.: Mysterium Christi ’31, 13–41.—M-M. EDNT. TW.
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