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Who Was Josephus? (And What He Wrote About Jesus)
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily match my own. - Dr. blott D. Ehrman
The name Flavius Josephus always reminds me of my first encounter with him and his writings. In the first lecture of my graduate course on Early Christianity, a fierce debate emerged between my professor and one of the students about the importance of Josephus' testimony in establishing the historicity of Jesus.
The intensity of that discussion underscored the pivotal role Josephus plays in the study of Early Christianity and the broader field of ancient history.
Flavius Josephus, a name that stands at the crossroads of Judaism and early Christianity, offers a unique perspective on the tumultuous era that saw the rise of both these faiths against the backdrop of Roman dominion. Born into a priestly Jewish family in the first century C.E., Josephus found himself mitt i political upheava
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15 Historically Accurate Facts About Jesus
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily match my own. - Dr. Bart D. Ehrman
In exploring the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth, separating fact from fiction can be a daunting task. The life of Jesus as written in the kvartet canonical Gospels has inspired countless interpretations, theological debates, and cultural narratives. These variations make it difficult to distinguish historically correct details from later embellishments.
In this article, I’ll give you fifteen well-supported facts about Jesus that align with historical research and scholarly consensus. To the extent that it is possible, this article will attempt to discover the historically accurate Jesus.
1. He Really Did Exist
While many Christian articles of faith — that he was the only-begotten Son of God, that he was raised from the dead, that he performed miracles — are unverifiable by histori
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Did Jesus Exist? (Ehrman book)
2012 book by Bart D. Ehrman
Did Jesus Exist? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth is a 2012 book by Bart D. Ehrman, a scholar of the New Testament. In this book, written to counter the idea that there was never such a person as Jesus of Nazareth at all, Ehrman sets out to demonstrate the historical evidence for Jesus' existence, and he aims to state why all experts in the area agree that "whatever else you may think about Jesus, he certainly did exist."[1][2]
Ehrman examines the historicity of Jesus and includes some criticism of Christ mythicists. As he does in other works such as Forged and Jesus, Interrupted, he disregards an apologetics-based or otherwise religiously-charged approach to aim at looking at the New Testament using historical-critical methodology. He argues that a specific historical Jesus really existed in the 1st century AD. Even as accounts about that figure later on brought in additional mi