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> From asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu Fri May 3 09:58:45 2002
> Message-Id: <200205031346.g43DkZt24435@udomo5.calvin.edu>
> Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 07:52:21 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Graham Morbey <gmorbey@wlu.ca>
>
> I think that George may be underestimating the name of Jesus. Names still
> mean a lot to people ( the name of a loved one eg. can cause remarkable
> sensations, motivations, overcomings, changes for the better, etc.) and
> they certainly had tremendous meaning for ancient peoples.
A piece of trivia: This past week I was reading a passage out of
N.T. Wright's "Jesus and the Victory of God," where he noted that in
Josephus there are 200 different individuals mentioned who had the
name Jesus.
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