Have you ever wondered how Yeshua (Jesus) would have written His
Name? The Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls is written in the form
of Hebrew used in the Second Temple era. This would have been
the familiar Hebrew to Yeshua and His Talmidim (Disciples).
Recently, an ossuary box was found in Israel that some believed
to be the burial container for James, the brother of Yeshua.
Although the authenticity was questioned, it was identified as
from the 2nd Temple period by the form of Hebrew that was used.
Below, we have written some familiar words for you in this
ancient form of Hebrew. On the left is the modern form of Hebrew
and on the right is the 2nd Temple form. Our first word is
“Yeshua.” Yeshua would not have written His Name as it is seen
in the left column. He would have written it as you see it on
the right. Our second word is “Salvation.” Note how similar it
is to “Yeshua.” In fact, it is pronounced “Yeshu-ah!” Matthew
1:21 says: “She will give birth to a son, and you are to name
him YESHUA, [which means ‘