Jesus In The Talmud There are several passages in the Talmud which are believed by some scholars to be references to Jesus . The name used in the Talmud is " Yeshu ", the Aramaic vocalization (although not spelling) of the Hebrew name Yeshua . [1] [2] Head of Christ by Rembrandt The identification of Jesus with any number of individuals named Yeshu has numerous problems, as most of the individuals are said to have lived in time periods far detached from that of Jesus; Yeshu the sorcerer is noted for being executed by the Hasmonean government which lost legal authority in 63 BC, Yeshu the student is described being among the Pharisees who returned to Israel from Egypt in 74 BC, [3] [4] [5] and Yeshu ben Pandera/ben Stada 's stepfather is noted as speaking with Rabbi Akiva shortly before the rabbi's execution, an event which occurred in c. 134 AD. [6] [7] [8] These events would place the lifetime of any Yeshu decades before or after the birth