Jesus of Palestine | What’s in a Name? Bible Science Forum By: John Gideon Hartnett 29 December 2025 at 00:50 JD Hall discusses the name of Jesus, asserting that He was named Ἰησοῦς in Greek, not Yeshua in Hebrew. The Gospel of Matthew records His name in Greek, supporting the idea that He was known by this name in a multilingual first-century Palestine.