Amazing Historical Facts
Extra-Biblical References to Jesus Christ the Lord
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Flavius Josephus (37-101 A.D) was a Jewish priest at the time of the
Jewish Revolt of A.D. 66. He was captured by the Romans,
imprisoned, set free and then retired to Rome where he wrote a history
of the Jewish Revolt called the "Jewish War." Later he wrote
"Antiquities" as a history of the Jews.
Joesphus writes about the historical Jesus in his Antiquities of the Jews,
Testimonium Flavianum (18:3:3) in the following:
“About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call
him a man. For he was one who wrought surprising feats and was a
teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews
and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. When Pilate, upon hearing
him accused by men of the highest standing amongst us, had condemned
him to be crucified, those who had in the first place come to love him did
not give up their affection for him. On the third day he appeared to them
restored to life, for the prophets of God had prophesied these and
countless other marvellous things about him. And the tribe of the
Christians, so called after him, has still to this day not disappeared.”
Josephus refers to James the brother of Jesus, Jesus, Ananus and king
Agrippa in the Antiquities 20.9.1 in the following:
“But the emperor, when he learned of the death of Festus, sent Albinus
to be procurator of Judea...But the younger Ananus who, as we have
already said, had obtained the high priesthood, was of an exceedingly
bold and reckless disposition... Ananus, therefore, being of this
character, and supposing that he had a favorable opportunity on
account of the fact that Festus was dead and Albinus was still on the
way, called together the Sanhedrin and brought before them the brother
of Jesus, the one called (the) Christ [ton adelphon Iesou tou legomenou
Christou], James by name, together with some others and accused them
of violating the law, and condemned them to be stoned. But those in the
city who seemed most moderate and skilled in the law were very angry
at this, and sent secretly to the king, requesting him to order Ananus to
cease such proceedings...And the king, Agrippa, in consequence,
deprived him of the high priesthood, which he had held three months, and
appointed Jesus, the son of Damnaeus.
Jewish Revolt of A.D. 66. He was captured by the Romans,
imprisoned, set free and then retired to Rome where he wrote a history
of the Jewish Revolt called the "Jewish War." Later he wrote
"Antiquities" as a history of the Jews.
Joesphus writes about the historical Jesus in his Antiquities of the Jews,
Testimonium Flavianum (18:3:3) in the following:
“About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call
him a man. For he was one who wrought surprising feats and was a
teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews
and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. When Pilate, upon hearing
him accused by men of the highest standing amongst us, had condemned
him to be crucified, those who had in the first place come to love him did
not give up their affection for him. On the third day he appeared to them
restored to life, for the prophets of God had prophesied these and
countless other marvellous things about him. And the tribe of the
Christians, so called after him, has still to this day not disappeared.”
Josephus refers to James the brother of Jesus, Jesus, Ananus and king
Agrippa in the Antiquities 20.9.1 in the following:
“But the emperor, when he learned of the death of Festus, sent Albinus
to be procurator of Judea...But the younger Ananus who, as we have
already said, had obtained the high priesthood, was of an exceedingly
bold and reckless disposition... Ananus, therefore, being of this
character, and supposing that he had a favorable opportunity on
account of the fact that Festus was dead and Albinus was still on the
way, called together the Sanhedrin and brought before them the brother
of Jesus, the one called (the) Christ [ton adelphon Iesou tou legomenou
Christou], James by name, together with some others and accused them
of violating the law, and condemned them to be stoned. But those in the
city who seemed most moderate and skilled in the law were very angry
at this, and sent secretly to the king, requesting him to order Ananus to
cease such proceedings...And the king, Agrippa, in consequence,
deprived him of the high priesthood, which he had held three months, and
appointed Jesus, the son of Damnaeus.