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the-jim
30-Oct-18, 15:57
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 Are there any non Bible recordings of Jesus |
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I do know that the Jewish historian Josephus mentions Jesus. I believe it is recorded in the History of the Jews, but am not quite sure. I read it myself when I obtained the book from the library many years ago. Josephus calls Jesus "a good man", but he doesn't refer to or acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God.
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the-jim
30-Oct-18, 16:29
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I found that references to Jesus by early secular historians are not many. Tacitus, a respected first century Roman historian, wrote The Name Christian is derived from Christ, whom the procurator Pontius Pilate had executed in the reign of Tiberius.
Other Roman writers at this time mention things, for example Flavius Josephus a first century Jewish historian wrote of James, whom he identified as the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ.
The new Encyclopaedia Britannica thus concludes: That these independent accounts prove that in ancient times even the opponents of Christianity never doubted the historicity of Jesus,
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That is interesting, Jimmy.
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the-jim
30-Oct-18, 18:58
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Imagine if Jesus and his Earthly Mum and Dad wrote a Diary.
It would start with the lead up to John the Baptist and then Jesus Birth.
Maybe I should explain more!
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Jesus does have a diary, Jimmy, if not with his earthly Mum and Dad. The diary is the four Gospels.
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the-jim
30-Oct-18, 19:45
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When Jesus was baptized the heavens are opened up to him..... Do this mean that while being baptized the memories of his pre-human life returns to him ?
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The Bible doesn't say so, Jimmy, as far as I know. But Jesus regularly communicated with God the Father, through prayer. When Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus like a dove and God the Father said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased". Matthew 3, vs 16 and 17. God the Father also said this at the Mount of Transfiguration, when Jesus appeared with Moses and Elijah, in the presence of Peter, James and John. Matthew 17, vs 1 through 6.
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