Jesus Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Naming conventions === A typical Jew in Jesus' time [[Jewish name|had only one name]], sometimes [[Patronymic|followed by the phrase "son of [father's name]"]], or the individual's hometown.<ref name="Britannica" /> Thus, in the New Testament, Jesus is commonly referred to as "Jesus of [[Nazareth]]".{{efn|This article uses quotes from the [[New Revised Standard Version]] of the Bible.}} Jesus' neighbours in Nazareth referred to him as "the carpenter, the son of [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] and brother of [[James, brother of Jesus|James]] and [[Joses, brother of James the younger|Joses]] and [[Jude, brother of Jesus|Judas]] and [[Simon, brother of Jesus|Simon]]", "the carpenter's son", or "[[Saint Joseph|Joseph]]'s son"; in the Gospel of John, the disciple [[Philip the Apostle|Philip]] refers to him as "Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth". Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page