Susan Maneck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I didn't *totally* reject the non-canonical Gospels. In fact, I admitted the
value of St. Thomas' Gospels. The historical value of the others if
questionable. As for Josephus, he summarizes Jesus' life in a single
paragraph. It so much reinforces what is in the Gospels without adding
anything to it that some have suggested it is an interpolation.
Dear Susan,
It certain could be a later addition to the text; but, I have seen it advanced with some skill that Josephus was using contemporary Christian tracts as a "source" for information about which he had little direct knowledge (since he had been living in Rome atthe time of the history unfolding). It was not the custom to provide citation for such sources in the scholarship of Josephus' time. Therefore the material could be from Josephus' pen in fact, but tract material nonetheless.
Regards,
Scott
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