welllllllllll....... ..........
1. It stands for "Haploid." This is an old bio major joke, referring to the unique (not to say immaculate) circumstances of Christ's conception. Having no biological father, J.C. was shortchanged in the chromosome department to the tune of one half. Ingenious, I'll admit, but whimsy has no place in a serious investigation such as this.
2. It recalls the H in the IHS logo emblazoned on much Christian paraphernalia. IHS dates from the earliest years of Christianity, being an abbreviation of "Jesus" in classical Greek characters. The Greek pronunciation is "Iesous," with the E sound being represented by the character eta, which looks like an H. When the symbol passed to Christian Romans, for whom an H was an H, the unaccountable character eventually became accepted as Jesus's middle initial.
3. Finally, a reader makes the claim that the H derives from the taunting Latin inscription INRH that was supposedly tacked on the cross by Roman soldiers: Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Hebrei (Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Hebrews). Trouble is, the inscription is usually given as INRI: Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum (J.C., King of the Jews).
Posted By: Tomblander on January 27th 2006 at 14:15:09
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- lol, i love it (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 27, 13:56:52
- down with pants (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 27, 13:59:24
- Hear hear (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 27, 14:00:50
- What are everyones favourite duds? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 14:01:48
- Calvins today. Grey. Comfy. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jan 27, 14:04:47
- Does Calvin know? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 14:05:10
- Doubt he cares, he's got that many. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jan 27, 14:06:38
- Does Calvin know? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 14:05:10
- My goretex-lined tweed plus fours (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 27, 14:02:36
- Jeesus H Crist I am getting exceedingly pissed off (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 27, 14:06:59
- can someone explain where jesus h christ comes from? (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 14:10:35
- From Harry H Corbett (n/m) (NCFC) - John in Texas, Jan 27, 14:40:34
- Dunno (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 27, 14:21:15
- welllllllllll................. (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 27, 14:15:09
- Not, like, Henry or summat, then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jan 27, 14:17:01
- I'd always thought of him more as a Harold, funnily enough (n/m) (NCFC) - Work Ethic, Jan 27, 14:17:35
- "Jesus" is the Greek form of the Hebrew "Joshua" (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 27, 14:24:52
- I'd always thought of him more as a Harold, funnily enough (n/m) (NCFC) - Work Ethic, Jan 27, 14:17:35
- Not, like, Henry or summat, then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jan 27, 14:17:01
- Or "Christ on a bike" (NCFC) - Work Ethic, Jan 27, 14:14:36
- Bristol (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jan 27, 14:12:07
- Fictitious??????????? (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 27, 14:11:57
- I type so fast I missed bits out (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 14:13:23
- "aggresive trumping operations".. (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jan 27, 14:09:06
- can someone explain where jesus h christ comes from? (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 14:10:35
- Jeesus H Crist I am getting exceedingly pissed off (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 27, 14:06:59
- Moore (n/m) (NCFC) - Work Ethic, Jan 27, 14:02:15
- Calvins today. Grey. Comfy. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jan 27, 14:04:47
- What are everyones favourite duds? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 14:01:48
- Hear hear (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 27, 14:00:50
- Glad you agree (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 13:59:05
- Well that was my point (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 27, 14:08:08
- Because in both instances he was played on in games after until the injury got worse (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 27, 14:09:27
- Well that was my point (NCFC) - Ashton4England, Jan 27, 14:08:08
- down with pants (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jan 27, 13:59:24
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