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From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: What's in a Name
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Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 19:47:51 EST
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> > Of course, the name Mary comes from the Hebrew name Miriam,
> > which is a very good Jewish name.
> 
> Golly gee, wasn't the name of Jesus's mama Mary or Maria or
> whatever is in question here?  She would be considered Jewish, right?

Remember, Jesus' name wasn't Jesus, it was Joshua, so Mary's name may have
been Miriam.  (Sort of like the apocryphal story of the backwoods preacher
who said "If the King's English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough
for me...")

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	Guy Harris
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