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Post by Josh on Aug 3, 2009 15:36:45 GMT -8
Not only the existence of Jesus, but the fact of his crucifixion was reported not only by all four Christian gospels, but by hostile or indifferent non-Christian sources.
Jewish historian Josephus: When Pilate, upon hearing him accused by men of the highest standing among us, had condemned him to be crucified...
Roman historian Tacitus: Nero fastened the guilt [of the burning of Rome] and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had it's origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilate.
Lucian of Samosata, the Greek satirist: The Christians, you know, worship a man to this day-- the distinguished personage who introduced their novel rites, and was crucified on that account.
The Jewish Talmud: On the eve of the Passover Yeshu was hanged
Highly critical scholar and member of the Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan: That he was crucified is as sure as anything historical can ever be.
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