Johannes: Difference between revisions

From AnthroWiki
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The [[w:Latin|Latin]]ised name '''Johannes''' ({{Greek|Ἰωάννης}} ''Iōannēs''), which in {{English]] usually appears as '''John''', is derived from the [[Hebrew]] name '''Yohanan''' ({{HeS|יוחנן}}) meaning "the LORD (YHWH) is gracious", which in [[Judaism]] is seen as expressing a "birth given as a divine gift". [[Initiate]]s who have reached that high level of spiritual development where the [[Christ]] awakens the [[life spirit]] in them are quite generally called by the name Johannes.
{{Disambiguation}}
 
The [[w:Latin|Latin]]ised name '''Johannes''' ({{Greek|Ἰωάννης}} ''Iōannēs''), which in {{English}} usually appears as '''John''', is derived from the [[w:Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name '''Yohanan''' ({{HeS|יוחנן}}) meaning "the LORD ([[YHWH]]) is gracious", which in [[Judaism]] is seen as expressing a "birth given as a divine gift". [[Initiate]]s who have reached that high level of spiritual development where the [[Christ]] awakens the [[life spirit]] in them are quite generally called by the name Johannes.


Well-known bearers of this name are:
Well-known bearers of this name are:


* [[John the Baptist]], the born-again [[Elijah]]
* [[John the Baptist]], the reborn [[Elijah]]
* [[John the Evangelist]], considered identical with [[John the Apostle]]  
* [[John the Evangelist]], considered identical with [[John the Apostle]]  
* [[Prester John]], the priest-king
* [[Prester John]], the legendary priest-king


[[Category:Initiate]]
[[Category:Initiate]]

Latest revision as of 14:54, 19 August 2021

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Johannes.

The Latinised name Johannes (GreekἸωάννης Iōannēs), which in English usually appears as John, is derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan (Hebrewיוחנן) meaning "the LORD (YHWH) is gracious", which in Judaism is seen as expressing a "birth given as a divine gift". Initiates who have reached that high level of spiritual development where the Christ awakens the life spirit in them are quite generally called by the name Johannes.

Well-known bearers of this name are: