At 05:05 PM 3/26/2008 -0300, Helio W. wrote: >No, any historical evidence outside the bible will do. ... > > > > Jesus did exist, as has been proven by history. > > > > > > > > > > > Could you point me to reliable sources? > > >
Several Roman historians such as Cornelius Tacitus, Suetonius, and Pliny the Younger refer to Christ and the early Christians. Jewish writings of the time record Jesus's crucifixion and aspects of events of His life (the Jews of that time were basically "against" Christianity - so they had no motive to make up the existence of some person just so they could denounce him). A Jewish aristocrat/historian named Josephus mentioned Christ and Christians frequently in his writings. The first 2 examples are not contested in regards to their historicity as far as I know. The 3rd, Josephus, has had a lot of criticism because of the way he worded things and described certain events. At the time of many of his writings he was "captured" by Rome. So most say the reason he twisted some things was so that he wouldn't irritate the Roman authorities and risk being put to death. The historicity of Josephus's writings are not contested, but some think he left out some things or slightly changed others to try to ease relations with Rome. In any event, there are a quite a number of non-Biblical resources referring to Christ and the early Christians. -Charlie _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
