Tag: Extra-Biblical Source

  • Tacitus on Jesus

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    Matthew Frisbee
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    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
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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…