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The Roman historian and senator Tacitus referred to Jesus, his execution by Pontius Pilate, and the existence of early Christians in Rome in his final work, Annals (written c. AD 116), book 15, chapter 44.
Please, stay focused. The subject of the current thread is whether the scholarly community recognized Tacitus words about Jesus as authentic, and if yes, does that mean that these words are an independent non-Christian source that tells about the events that happened in 30-60s. You questioned my words and asked for mainstream sources.
Since Tacitus was one of the foremost of Roman historians (and quite frankly, one of the few) who dealt directly with the period during which Jesus was believed to have lived and Christianity is believed to have begun as a religious movement, the idea that the early Christian writers wouldn't have used Tacitus seems the point that requires ...
Paul was a contemporary of Jesus and throughout his letters, a fairly full outline of the life of Jesus on earth can be found. [15] [16] From just Paul, Josephus, and Tacitus alone, the existence of Jesus along with the general time and place of his activity can be confirmed. [17]
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus, [note 1] known simply as Tacitus (/ ˈ t æ s ɪ t ə s / TAS-it-əs, [2] [3] Latin: [ˈtakɪtʊs]; c. AD 56 – c. 120), was a Roman historian and politician. Tacitus is widely regarded as one of the greatest Roman historians by modern scholars.
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[89] [42]: 67–69 Jesus is not mentioned by name, but there is a subtle attack on the virgin birth that refers to the illegitimate son of a Roman soldier Pantera (Ehrman says, "In Greek the word for virgin is parthenos"), and a reference to Jesus' miracles as "black magic" learned when he lived in Egypt (as a toddler). Ehrman writes that few ...