In discussing events that took place between the death of Festus, the Roman governor of Judea about 62 C.E., and the arrival of his successor, Albinus, Josephus says that High Priest Ananus (Annas) “convened the judges of the Sanhedrin and brought before them a man named James, the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ, and certain others. ” ​ — Jewish Antiquities, XX, 200 (ix, 1). Why was Jesus called Christ?
▪ يذكر سجل الاناجيل ان الملاك جبرائيل عندما ظهر لمريم ليعلِمها بأنها ستحبل وتلد ابنا ،‏ اوصاها ان تسميه يسوع .‏