It is unlikely that the Jews were the first to call Jesus ’ followers Christians (Greek) or Messianists (Hebrew), for they rejected Jesus as the Messiah, or Christ, and therefore would not tacitly recognize him as such by calling his followers Christians.
لا يُرجَّح ان يكون اليهود اول مَن دعوا اتباع يسوع مسيحيين (‏ باليونانية )‏ ،‏ او مسيَّانيين (‏ بالعبرانية )‏ ،‏ لأنهم رفضوا يسوع بصفته المسيَّا ،‏ او المسيح ،‏ ولذلك ما كانوا ليعترفوا ضمنا انه المسيَّا بدعوة اتباعه مسيحيين .‏