Stephen D. Ricks et al. discusses the use of "Jesus" as a personal name in the Book of Mormon.
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Dictionary of Proper Names and Foreign Words in the Book of Mormon, ed. Stephen D. Ricks, Paul Y. Hoskisson, Robert F. Smith, and John Gee (Orem, Utah: The Interpreter Foundation, 2022), 171
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Etymology: JESUS is the PN and DN is the Savior of the world and son of Mary whose name is frequently mentioned in the Book of Mormon. The resurrected JESUS also appears to the people in the New World in 3 Nephi. The PN Jesus is from Jesus of the Latin versions of the New Testament, itself from the Greek Iesous, from the Aramaic/Hebrew Yēšûa’. “Though shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people form their sins” (Matthew 1:21) may be connected with Sirach 46:1, “Joshua the son of Nun was mighty in war, and was the successor of Moses in prophesying. He became, in accordance with his name, a great savior of God’s elect, to take vengeance on the enemies that rose against them, so that he might give Israel its inheritance.”
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