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The universal integrity of biblical writings have established rational justification of what we read in the Bible today. The claims of the Bible have been observed and verified to be true. It is true that some miracles in the Bible are recorded outside of scripture, and by people who were not sympathetic to Christianity.
The writings of Flavius Josephus also confirm the Bible in numerous detail. He was a Jew who turned his devotion away from Jerusalem to Rome. Between AD 66-93, he wrote significantly about Jewish history. His writings included details on King Herod, John, the Baptist, James, the brother of Jesus, and Jesus Himself. Josephus shows knowledge of miracles or miraculous claims in Testimonium Flavianum.
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