Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

Suppose: a busy Galilean street, the sidewalks thronged with Aramaic chatter, and someone cries out Yeshua! Heads turn because in first-century Judea, the name was as common as “Josh” or “Joe” is ...