The answer
Jesus:
A Hebrew name which means “saviour”15 In Hebrew, the name is “Joshua.”16 In the Greek language, it is Iēsous, from which came the name ‘Īsā.
Christ:
An adjective meaning “anointed,” “set apart,” “dedicated,” “consecrated.”17 This adjective was later taken on by the believers in the Name of Christ (as a surname), thus becoming “Christians.”
Jesus Christ:
This name means, “The Saviour Who is anointed by God the Father as the redeemer and saviour of all humans of their sins throughout the ages.” The Master Christ came as a teacher, a preacher, and a guide. But, before all of that, He came as a redeemer and a saviour of humanity from sin and death.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Notes
15 Translator’s note: According to Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon, Jesus (Joshua or Jehoshua) means “whose help [salvation] is Jehovah.”
16 Translator’s note: Arabic text refers to the pronunciation, which in Hebrew is Yĕhowshuwa`.
17 Translator’s note: Common translation of christos (Heb. mashiyach) is “anointed” or “anointed one” (cf. Gesenius Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon; Thayer’s Greek Lexicon; Oxford’s A Dictionary of the Bible [2 ed.]).
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 41–42.
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