Alter2Ego
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ALTER2EGO -to- EVERYONE:
Below are the names of NON-CHRISTIANS who were born in the First Century AD when Jesus lived and died. All of the non-Christians provided were (1) people in powerful positions, (2) they were born in the same century in which Jesus lived and died, (3) they had no sympathy for Christians, and (4) they had nothing to gain from mentioning CHRIST in their writings. Therefore, their mention of CHRIST in their writings is all the more credible.
PERSON #1:
NAME and OCCUPATION: Cornelius Tacitus, Roman Historian
DOB to DATE OF DEATH: A.D. 55 to A.D. 120
ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY: Hostile
WHAT HE SAID: He confirmed that CHRISTUS (a common misspelling of Christ at the time) was executed by Pilate.
HIGHLIGHTS ON TACITUS: A Roman historian who lived through the reign of over a half-dozen Roman emperors, Tacitus has been called "the greatest historian of ancient Rome."
PERSON #2:
NAME and OCCUPATION: Flavius Josephus, Jewish Historian
DOB to DATE OF DEATH: 37 AD -- Died after 100 AD
ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY: Apathetic (could care less about them)
WHAT HE SAID: He confirmed that Christ who performed miracles was executed by Pilate.
HIGHLIGHTS ON JOSEPHUS: A Jewish historian of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD (the century in which Jesus Christ lived and died). He has been credited by many as recording some of the earliest history of Jesus Christ outside of the gospels. Flavius Josephus belonged to the group of Jewish religious leaders--the Pharisees--responsible for Jesus' death.
PERSON #3:
NAME and OCCUPATION: Plimy The Younger (born Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus), Roman Governor
DOB to DATE OF DEATH: 61 AD to 112 AD
ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY: Hostile. He executed Christians
WHAT HE SAID: Referred to Christ as a "god of the Christians."
HIGHLIGHTS ON JOSEPHUS: Plimy condemned Men, Women, and children to death if they refused to curse Christ and if they refused to deny they were Christians.
Below are the names of NON-CHRISTIANS who were born in the First Century AD when Jesus lived and died. All of the non-Christians provided were (1) people in powerful positions, (2) they were born in the same century in which Jesus lived and died, (3) they had no sympathy for Christians, and (4) they had nothing to gain from mentioning CHRIST in their writings. Therefore, their mention of CHRIST in their writings is all the more credible.
PERSON #1:
NAME and OCCUPATION: Cornelius Tacitus, Roman Historian
DOB to DATE OF DEATH: A.D. 55 to A.D. 120
ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY: Hostile
WHAT HE SAID: He confirmed that CHRISTUS (a common misspelling of Christ at the time) was executed by Pilate.
HIGHLIGHTS ON TACITUS: A Roman historian who lived through the reign of over a half-dozen Roman emperors, Tacitus has been called "the greatest historian of ancient Rome."
PERSON #2:
NAME and OCCUPATION: Flavius Josephus, Jewish Historian
DOB to DATE OF DEATH: 37 AD -- Died after 100 AD
ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY: Apathetic (could care less about them)
WHAT HE SAID: He confirmed that Christ who performed miracles was executed by Pilate.
HIGHLIGHTS ON JOSEPHUS: A Jewish historian of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD (the century in which Jesus Christ lived and died). He has been credited by many as recording some of the earliest history of Jesus Christ outside of the gospels. Flavius Josephus belonged to the group of Jewish religious leaders--the Pharisees--responsible for Jesus' death.
PERSON #3:
NAME and OCCUPATION: Plimy The Younger (born Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus), Roman Governor
DOB to DATE OF DEATH: 61 AD to 112 AD
ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY: Hostile. He executed Christians
WHAT HE SAID: Referred to Christ as a "god of the Christians."
HIGHLIGHTS ON JOSEPHUS: Plimy condemned Men, Women, and children to death if they refused to curse Christ and if they refused to deny they were Christians.
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