Quote Originally Posted by 40oz
I have a question greenbear. What other historical documents does jesus appear in besides the bible?

he appears on ancient roman documents actually...his birth and existence is listed on the ancient roman census that is mentioned in the bible (the reason they flee to bethlehem)...he also appears in other roman records that he was executed by crucifixtion for treason against the roman empire

also he appears in an ancient jewish text (fuck i cant think of the name of the book right now, some1 help me) but anyways, this text was written by rabbis during jesus' time and it explains the rights and history of jews living in that day...it mentions a man named jesus who performed "magic" and it warned jews of the time to be wary of him


so if your questioning jesus' existence at all then there you go....its a pretty common truth that jesus was a historical person and did exist....the only thing up in the air is if he rose from the dead....we can even take the fact that he performed "magic" as stated by ancient rabbis of proof of some miracles....that or maybe jesus was just a really good illusionist...i really dont know