Next we will have a look at a contribution to the Historicity of Jesus from the writings of Lucian of Samosata. Lucian He was a second century Romano-Syrian satirist, whose writings were in Greek. Lucian was known for mocking and this ironically added insight as well as confirmation to the historicity of Jesus.
The Christians, you know, worship a man to this day — the distinguished personage who introduced their novel rites, and was crucified on that account. You see, these misguided creatures start with the general conviction that they are immortal for all time, which explains the contempt of death and voluntary self-devotion which are so common among them; and then it was impressed on them by their original lawgiver that they are all brothers, …show more content…
Flavius Josephus was born in Jerusalem in 37A.D. Two of his most important works are The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews. His works have become a major source of information to the western world regarding 1st Century Judaism and the rise of fledgling Christianity. In the first ten volumes of the twenty volume set of Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus follows the historical books of the Hebrew Bible beginning with Adam and Eve in the Greek language for the gentiles. In Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus outlines that Abraham taught Egyptians science and the Egyptians taught science to the Greeks. Josephus includes references to Jesus twice in Antiquities of the Jews, and a single reference to John the …show more content…
But the king deprived Joseph of the high priesthood, and bestowed the succession to that dignity on the son of Ananus, who was also himself called Ananus... Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; so he assembled the Sanhedrin of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James, and some others; and when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned.
This account of Christ has been universally accepted by most modern scholars as being authentically written by Josephus.
Antiquities of the Jews (Book 18, Chapter 5)
Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God, and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, that was called the Baptist: for Herod slew him, who was a good man... Herod, who feared lest the great influence John had over the people might put it into his power and inclination to raise a rebellion... Accordingly he was sent a prisoner, out of Herod's suspicious temper, to Macherus, the castle I before mentioned, and was there put to
The Christians, you know, worship a man to this day — the distinguished personage who introduced their novel rites, and was crucified on that account. You see, these misguided creatures start with the general conviction that they are immortal for all time, which explains the contempt of death and voluntary self-devotion which are so common among them; and then it was impressed on them by their original lawgiver that they are all brothers, …show more content…
Flavius Josephus was born in Jerusalem in 37A.D. Two of his most important works are The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews. His works have become a major source of information to the western world regarding 1st Century Judaism and the rise of fledgling Christianity. In the first ten volumes of the twenty volume set of Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus follows the historical books of the Hebrew Bible beginning with Adam and Eve in the Greek language for the gentiles. In Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus outlines that Abraham taught Egyptians science and the Egyptians taught science to the Greeks. Josephus includes references to Jesus twice in Antiquities of the Jews, and a single reference to John the …show more content…
But the king deprived Joseph of the high priesthood, and bestowed the succession to that dignity on the son of Ananus, who was also himself called Ananus... Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; so he assembled the Sanhedrin of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James, and some others; and when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned.
This account of Christ has been universally accepted by most modern scholars as being authentically written by Josephus.
Antiquities of the Jews (Book 18, Chapter 5)
Now some of the Jews thought that the destruction of Herod's army came from God, and that very justly, as a punishment of what he did against John, that was called the Baptist: for Herod slew him, who was a good man... Herod, who feared lest the great influence John had over the people might put it into his power and inclination to raise a rebellion... Accordingly he was sent a prisoner, out of Herod's suspicious temper, to Macherus, the castle I before mentioned, and was there put to