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What Does The "H" In Jesus H. Christ Mean?

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A Bible scholar explains it all.

 
Image credit: Raghavendra V. Konkathi / Unsplash Jesus goes by many names in the Bible including Jesus H. Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, the Lamb of God, King of Kings, Messiah, plus many more.
 

Have you ever heard of Jesus being called Jesus H. Christ? This is, in fact, not a little-known middle name like Harold, but a relic of the Greek alphabet and Christian symbolism.


Dr Dan McClellan, Biblical scholar at the University of Birmingham, explains that the most widely accepted theory of the middle “H” initial is that it originated as a Christogram, a monogram formed of letters and symbols representing Jesus.


Christograms can be found on all kinds of artefacts, from artworks and coins to gravestones and even ancient tattoos. As it turns out, there’s even one slipped into the name of Jesus Christ himself.


Check out Dr McClellan’s explanation in his video below.



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