I hope those of you who celebrate are having a happy Easter. On that note, ACWF and I were talking about the big JC this morning, and somehow we got on the topic of his name.
Me: “I wonder why Christians went with the Christ part of the name. Why wouldn’t they go with Jesususians or something like that? It would be a little more personal.”
“Duh, because Christ is his last name.”
“What? No it’s not. You think that Jesus, Mary, and Joseph had a little hovel with a mailbox near the street that said ‘The Christs’?”
“No. But wasn’t Christ his name?”
“No! If anything it would be Jesus of Nazareth, or Jesus bar Joseph. Jeez!”
“Well then what the hell does Christ mean if it’s not his last name?”
“I can’t remember exactly, but I think it’s a title of sorts… So you’re saying that he could have been named Larry Christ, because his last name would have still been the same?”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
“Well then what if he was named Jesus Mendelbaum? Would we have a religion called Medelbaumians?”
“Whatever jerk. You could have just said that it wasn’t his last name and let it drop at that.”
“I’m so posting this conversation.”
“I hope you have fun making me look dumb, butt-mouth.”
Happy Easter
