Re: [tied] some terms for George ( it was Re: Historical ...)

From: P&G
Message: 23402
Date: 2003-06-17

> the name of son God's which in Rom is
> "Isus Cristos"
>christian is in Rom. "creStin",

You are off the mark again, Alex. The form Chrestus does occur once, but we
are not certain that it refers to Jesus Christ. It was a common name for a
slave since it meant "useful" in Greek. The proper name in Rome was not
Isus, but Iesus.

Peter