This book is about the names given to Jesus by those followers responsible for putting his words and deeds into writing-the earliest «Christian scribes.» In the first-century Mediterranean world, the first name of male person was his proper name. The second name indicated the family or clan to which he belonged, whereas the third name was an «honorary title» bestowed on him because of some achievement, good fortune, physical attribute, or «special excellence.» Honorary titles were...
