Monday, November 3, 2008

On Flavius Josephus

Josephus said the following, in book 18, Chapter 3:

"Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, (9) those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; (10) as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day"

Besides the scriptural evidence about Jesus, and evidence found in many other sources, I believe this is amazing.

1 comment:

  1. The reference for this is as follows:

    Antiquities Of The Jews
    By Flavius Josephus
    Translated By William Whiston

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