Tag: Extra-Biblical Source

  • The Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus

    — by

    Matthew Frisbee
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    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…