Yeshua - Definition and Overview

Yeshua (ישוע), meaning "Salvation", is a contraction of Yehoshua (יהושע), and is believed by many to be either the Hebrew or Aramaic name for Jesus. The name is extensively used by Messianic Jews (a sect of people who consider themselves to be both Jewish and believers in Jesus), as well as by missionary organizations attempting to persuade Jews that Jesus is the Messiah promised in the Tanakh (known to Christians as the Old Testament), and that belief in Jesus is fully compatible with their Jewish identity, a position rejected by nearly all leaders of the Jewish community (Reform Rabbi Dan Kohn-Sherbock is a noted exception).