Christmas cancelled

[Zippy]

When was the term "Christ" first coined?

It's derived from the Greek for 'chosen one' I think, so it would be some time after he died.

[Paddy]

Nope.

Christ Family Church International

[TimberWolf]

It's derived from the Greek for 'chosen one' I think, so it would be some time after he died.

Thanks for ruining the plot, I was only half way through

[Zippy]

Thanks for ruining the plot, I was only half way through

Stick with it - there's an interesting twist at the end.

[MarillionFan]

Jesus was born at Christmas. Thats how he got named.

God some of you are thick aren't you.

[TimberWolf]

Stick with it - there's an interesting twist at the end.

I remain sceptical given that there's no third volume out in the shops.

[TimberWolf]

You've not found the Apocrypha then?

Nope, is it any good?

[SupremeSpod]

Christ Family Church International

What?

[TimberWolf]

It is Volume 3 of 3.

That's not what the Jewish say. They say there is one yet to be written.

[thunderlizard]

Christ

It's from the Greek for "Anointed one" (which is "Messiah" in Hebrew) and so it's a straight translation of a term that was used prophetically of the late great JC a good couple of thousand years before he was born.