Was "Jesus" a common name around 3BC?

by DolfinStryker

Growing up I assumed that "Jesus" was a completely unique and unused name until the time of Jesus of Nazareth.

Obviously the name has been translated so I'm not sure what he would have been called at the time in native tongue.

Searocksandtrees

Hi, there's room for more detail, but meanwhile you may be interested in this earlier thread