Category: Historical

Over 29,000 biblical manuscripts have been discovered, confirming the Bible’s reliability and preservation over time. Jesus’ crucifixion by order of Pontius Pilate is universally accepted among scholars, along with several other historical facts about Jesus. These independent lines of evidence support the New Testament as a trustworthy record rooted in real historical events.

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  • Tacitus on Jesus

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    Matthew Frisbee
    in

    Tacitus, a Roman historian writing in 116 AD, provides one of the most important non-Christian references to Jesus Christ. In Annals 15.44, he confirms that Christus (Jesus) was executed under Pontius Pilate during the reign of Emperor Tiberius and documents the brutal persecution of early Christians under Nero. This source is widely accepted by historians,…

  • The Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus

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    Matthew Frisbee
    in

    One of the most compelling arguments for the historical existence of Jesus is the documentation from non-Christian sources. The most authoritative of these is the work of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, particularly his extensive chronicle The Antiquities of the Jews, written around 93–94 AD. Commissioned by the Roman Emperor Vespasian, Josephus’s writings carry significant…

  • Dead Sea Scrolls

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    Matthew Frisbee
    in

    Often hailed as the greatest archeological discovery of the 20th century, the Dead Sea Scrolls not only bridge a historical gap of over a thousand years in biblical documentation, but they also demolish the common narrative that the Bible has been tampered with over time. Instead, they show careful preservation, predictive prophecy, and deep insight…