Jesus Justus
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- For other uses of the name Jesus, see Jesus (disambiguation).
Jesus Justus or Iesous ho legomenos Ioustos (in Greek) is referred to by the Apostle Paul of Tarsus in Colossians 4:11.
Paul tells the Church at Colossae in his epistle (letter) from Rome that "Jesus who is called Justus" sends his greetings.
[edit] Appearances in the New Testament
Justus is described as one of Paul's fellow "workers" in bringing Christianity to the people of Rome. Writing from prison, the author, purporting to be Paul, recounts his difficulties and trials in spreading his message. Justus is named as an associate of Paul's. Although there are other men called "Justus" in the New Testament Acts 1:23 refers to "Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus," and Acts 18:7 mentions one Titius Justus), there are no other biblical references to this Jesus Justus, and nothing else is known about hi life.
The name Jesus was not uncommon at the time of Jesus the Christ, as it was a form of the Old Testament name Yahshua. In Hebrew (or Aramaic) the name means "Yahweh saves."
[edit] Yahudis by Birth
Justus is recorded as a member of the group of three Yahudis which included Paul's fellow prisoner Aristarchus, Mark (the cousin of Barnabas) and Justus. They are said by Paul to be the "only Yahudis among my fellow workers for the kingdom of Yah" and to have "proved a comfort to me." (Literally, they are said to be men "of the circumcision.")
