jesus

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jesus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jesus \Je"sus\ (j[=e]"z[u^]s), prop. n. [L. Jesus, Gr. ?, from
     Heb. Y[=e]sh[=u]a'; Y[=a]h Jehovah + h[=o]sh[imac]a' to
     help.]
     The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the
     angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in
     distinction from Christ, his official appellation. --Luke i.
     31.
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           Thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his
           people from their sins.                  --Matt. i. 21.
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     Note: The form Jesu is often used, esp. in the vocative.
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                 Jesu, do thou my soul receive.     --Keble.
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     The Society of Jesus. The Roman Catholic order whose
        members are called Jesuits. See Jesuit.
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jesus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Jesus
      n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in
           Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for
           Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth
           , the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ,
           Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer,
           Deliverer]

jesus - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Jesus
  (1.) Joshua, the son of Nun (Acts 7:45; Heb. 4:8; R.V.,
  "Joshua").
  
    (2.) A Jewish Christian surnamed Justus (Col. 4:11).
  
    Je'sus, the proper, as Christ is the official, name of our
  Lord. To distinguish him from others so called, he is spoken of
  as "Jesus of Nazareth" (John 18:7), and "Jesus the son of
  Joseph" (John 6:42).
  
    This is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua, which was
  originally Hoshea (Num. 13:8, 16), but changed by Moses into
  Jehoshua (Num. 13:16; 1 Chr. 7:27), or Joshua. After the Exile
  it assumed the form Jeshua, whence the Greek form Jesus. It was
  given to our Lord to denote the object of his mission, to save
  (Matt. 1:21).
  
    The life of Jesus on earth may be divided into two great
  periods, (1) that of his private life, till he was about thirty
  years of age; and (2) that of his public life, which lasted
  about three years.
  
    In the "fulness of time" he was born at Bethlehem, in the
  reign of the emperor Augustus, of Mary, who was betrothed to
  Joseph, a carpenter (Matt. 1:1; Luke 3:23; comp. John 7:42). His
  birth was announced to the shepherds (Luke 2:8-20). Wise men
  from the east came to Bethlehem to see him who was born "King of
  the Jews," bringing gifts with them (Matt. 2:1-12). Herod's
  cruel jealousy led to Joseph's flight into Egypt with Mary and
  the infant Jesus, where they tarried till the death of this king
  (Matt. 2:13-23), when they returned and settled in Nazareth, in
  Lower Galilee (2:23; comp. Luke 4:16; John 1:46, etc.). At the
  age of twelve years he went up to Jerusalem to the Passover with
  his parents. There, in the temple, "in the midst of the
  doctors," all that heard him were "astonished at his
  understanding and answers" (Luke 2:41, etc.).
  
    Eighteen years pass, of which we have no record beyond this,
  that he returned to Nazareth and "increased in wisdom and
  stature, and in favour with God and man" (Luke 2:52).
  
    He entered on his public ministry when he was about thirty
  years of age. It is generally reckoned to have extended to about
  three years. "Each of these years had peculiar features of its
  own. (1.) The first year may be called the year of obscurity,
  both because the records of it which we possess are very scanty,
  and because he seems during it to have been only slowly emerging
  into public notice. It was spent for the most part in Judea.
  (2.) The second year was the year of public favour, during which
  the country had become thoroughly aware of him; his activity was
  incessant, and his frame rang through the length and breadth of
  the land. It was almost wholly passed in Galilee. (3.) The third
  was the year of opposition, when the public favour ebbed away.
  His enemies multiplied and assailed him with more and more
  pertinacity, and at last he fell a victim to their hatred. The
  first six months of this final year were passed in Galilee, and
  the last six in other parts of the land.", Stalker's Life of
  Jesus Christ, p. 45.
  
    The only reliable sources of information regarding the life of
  Christ on earth are the Gospels, which present in historical
  detail the words and the work of Christ in so many different
  aspects. (See CHIRST.)