Quote Originally Posted by Red Peasant
Now that is amazing, where have you been hiding this original Roman record. Court proceedings I presume taken down by the procurator's scribes. You must share this with the wider world, I'm sure scholars would be all over you like a rash.
I had begun to think I must have done something to offend you RP, as your snide responses to my posts have been sorely missed. Nice to see I pressed your button again and got you to yet again share your keen wit with me.

It would appear on further review, you're 100% correct, and I am a bold-faced liar, an igornamus, or both. The 'records' I was referring to were actually a history, written by Josephus, who while a chronicler for the Roman empire, did not actually enter offiicial Roman legal records. Beirut, Ser Clegnane, I suggest a week or two of banning me for spreading falseshoods. So glad Red Peasant was on the mark to catch me and prevent me from further spreading these lies.

Quote Originally Posted by Josephus, Jewish historian (AD 37-100)
wrote of Jesus:

"About this time appeared Jesus, a wise man (if indeed it is right to call Him man; for He was a worker of astonishing deeds, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with joy), and He drew to Himself many Jews (many also of Greeks. This was the Christ.) And when Pilate, at the denunciation of those that are foremost among us, had condemned Him to the cross, those who had first loved Him did not abandon Him (for He appeared to them alive again on the third day, the holy prophets having foretold this and countless other marvels about Him.) The tribe of Christians named after Him did not cease to this day." (Jewish Antiquities, 18.3.3 §63 )