[Discuss] Dwilight: First name controversy

[Josiah Allen]

On Jan 11, 2008 5:30 PM, Sim Pudney <sim_pudney3 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  > Many men throughout history were named after famous men that came
> before
> > them. "Jesus" is still a common choice in some countries on this planet,
>
> > as is "Mohammed" in others.
> >
> > As long as he doesn't claim to be _the_ Caligula, I fail to see the
> problem.
>
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> Erm, wouldn't anyone who named their child Jesus in the medieval world
> have been burned at the stake for heresy? I'm not sure, I could well be
> wrong.
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Actually 'Jesus' is just greek for 'Joshua'.
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