No, there is no evidence for this idea. If anything it is the name ‘Nazarenes” which was used by the early enemies of Christianity. Use of two names in Acts The idea is perhaps based on a misreading of Acts 11:26 which suggests that the name was coined by the people of Antioch in response to […]
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