A Further Note on [Isa.sup.[subset]]. (Brief Communication).(Koranic name for Jesus) From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Bellamy, James A. | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Latest research shows that [Isa.sup.[subset]] derives from al-Masih and not from Maiyya.

I recently published in JAOS 121 (2001): 1-6, a study in which I proposed emendations and/or explanations for seven Koranic names which had so far eluded identification. Among these was the name [Isa.sup.[subset]], the name used in the Koran for Jesus. I proposed (p. 6) to emend [ySy.sup.[subset]] to msyy, and read masiyya, which I took to be the Greek Messias, without the nominative...