rosends
Well-Known Member
His name was Yehoshua/Yeshua, therefore there are multiple references within the Tanakh...
the OP asked if one had ever read the text " without reading Jesus into it?" You answered by saying that you have read Jesus into it.
There are no references to Jesus in the text, only your interpretation that certain textual moments can only/best be explained by invoking the idea of Jesus. This falls under the second statement in the OP: " where you had no choice but to read Jesus there for lack of better explanation of the passage."