Are Jesus and Joshua the same name in different languages? Jesus and Joshua are essentially the same name, expressed in different linguistic and cultural contexts. This linguistic connection reveals a powerful truth about the continuity between the Old and New Testaments, and the fulfillment of God’s promises in Christ. In Hebrew, the name we render as “Joshua” is יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshua), meaning “Yahweh is salvation” (Mooren, 2023, pp. 404–421; Svärd, 2012). When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek in the…

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