BlowMe@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 days agoIs there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed?message-squaremessage-square423fedilinkarrow-up1280
arrow-up1280message-squareIs there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed?BlowMe@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square423fedilink
minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoPrimary sources? No, but there are independent secondary sources by people with no skin in the game. Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus (circa 93–94 CE). Annals by Tacitus (circa 116 CE) The earliest Christian writings are also more about the teachings of a disruptive Jewish preacher who was then crucified, than they are about magic.
Primary sources? No, but there are independent secondary sources by people with no skin in the game.
Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus (circa 93–94 CE).
Annals by Tacitus (circa 116 CE)
The earliest Christian writings are also more about the teachings of a disruptive Jewish preacher who was then crucified, than they are about magic.