The name '''Jesus''' is simply the name "Joshua" translated first into Greek, then English. The name '''Jesus''' almost always refers specifically to '''Jesus of Nazareth,''' accepted by [[Christians]] as the Son of God. The historical importance of Jesus is memorialized by the modern calendar, which sets the year one to the traditional year of his birth, although modern historians generally place the actual date of his birth between 7 and 4 B.C. | The name '''Jesus''' is simply the name "Joshua" translated first into Greek, then English. The name '''Jesus''' almost always refers specifically to '''Jesus of Nazareth,''' accepted by [[Christians]] as the Son of God. The historical importance of Jesus is memorialized by the modern calendar, which sets the year one to the traditional year of his birth, although modern historians generally place the actual date of his birth between 7 and 4 B.C. |