BUDDY
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I am assuming that you mean evidence outside of the bible. I don't subscribe to that, since most written accounts within 200 years of an event are considered credible in hostorical circles. When it comes to the Bible though, for some reason a measurement is always required for accuracy to be established. Here are some writtings that may help you:bradleykavin said:also, i read a post about jesus and what he endured. whippings, crown of thorns, carrying the cross, and so on. Are we for sure all of those things even happend? did jesus ever protest to the idea of being crusified or did he embrace it?
1) Tacitus, a first century roman historian mention Christian (followers of Chrestus or Christ) who were persecuated greatly under Pontius Pilate during the reign of Tiberius.
2) Suetonius, a secretary to Emperor Hadrian, wrote that there was a man named Chrestus (or Christ) who lived during the first century.
3) Flavius Josephus is the most famous Jewish historian. In his Antiquities he refers to James, the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ. There is a controversial verse (18:3) that says, "Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man. For he was one who wrought surprising feats. . . . He was [the] Christ . . . he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him." One version reads, "At this time there was a wise man named Jesus. His conduct was good and [he] was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and the other nations became his disciples. Pilate condemned him to be crucified and to die. But those who became his disciples did not abandon his discipleship. They reported that he had appeared to them three days after his crucifixion, and that he was alive; accordingly he was perhaps the Messiah, concerning whom the prophets have recounted wonders."
4) Julius Africanus quotes the historian Thallus in a discussion of the darkness which followed the crucifixion of Christ (Extant Writings, 18).
5) Pliny the Younger, in Letters 10:96, recorded early Christian worship practices including the fact that Christians worshiped Jesus as God and were very ethical, and includes a reference to the love feast and Lords Supper.
6) The Babylonian Talmud (Sanhedrin 43a) confirms Jesus' crucifixion on the eve of Passover, and the accusations against Christ of practicing sorcery and encouraging Jewish apostasy.
7) Lucian of Samosata was a second-century Greek writer who admits that Jesus was worshiped by Christians, introduced new teachings, and was crucified for them. He said that Jesus' teachings included the brotherhood of believers, the importance of conversion, and the importance of denying other gods. Christians lived according to Jesus laws, believed themselves immortal, and were characterized by contempt for death, voluntary self-devotion, and renunciation of material goods.
8) Mara Bar-Serapion confirms that Jesus was thought to be a wise and virtuous man, was considered by many to be the king of Israel, was put to death by the Jews, and lived on in the teachings of his followers.
Then, there is the fact that not one historical writer form the period, or shortly after, denouces the followers of Christ or Christ himself as a fraud or deny his existence. It would seem to me that with such a large religious movement, if there was credible evidence that Jesus Christ did not in fact exist, and that his minstry was a lie, that there would be plenty of Roman historians ready with pen in hand to write such a thing down. That did not happen. I wonder why? Maybe because accuracy if history was of the utmost importance at the time, and Jesus Christ really did exist.
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